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From : infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation. Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid , is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe and usually begin six to thirty days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days. Weakness,...
Infant Deaths - Age range: zero (0) to two (2 years).==* If the infant died of a specific cause, please add to that project .* If there isn't a known cause of death listed, please utilize this discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality . The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths that occur for ever...
=Bubonic Plague=Please add Geni profiles for those who died of bubonic (or the pneumonic form of) plague, except for the pandemic of 1349, the Black Death , which goes in that project. ===Fast Facts===* Also called: black death* A rare but serious bacterial infection that's transmitted by fleas.* Very rare* 5 US cases in 2014* Treatable by a medical professional* Spreads by animals or insects* ...
=Death by natural causes= ===Please only add profiles to this "umbrella" project if there no further information on cause of death than "natural causes."=== See "Related Projects", if you do not see a project for a needed Natural cause of death, please go to the following discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? A death by natural causes, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates a...
Please add the profiles of those who have died from Dysentery.== Please be aware that there is also a project for Diarrhea . * Dysentery is a different than Diarrhea which is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid stools/day. Dysentery is an intestinal inflammation, especially in the colon, that can lead to severe diarrhea with mucus or blood in the feces. It is caused by a numbe...
Scarlet Fever== ===This project is for those who have DIED from Scarlet Fever.===If they Survived Scarlet Fever, please add them to: Scarlet Fever Survivors Also Known as: scarlatina, rossalia, " Scarlet fever (also called scarlatina in older literature) is an infectious disease which most commonly affects children. Symptoms include sore throat, fever and a characteristic red rash. Scarlet feve...
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidumt that can have very serious complications when left untreated, but it is simple to cure with the right treatment. Syphilis is divided into stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary), and there are different signs and symptoms associated with each stage. You can get syphilis by direct contact with a...
Not to be confused with Typhoid fever . For other uses, see Typhus (disambiguation)===Alternative Names:===Murine typhus; Epidemic typhus; Endemic typhus; Brill-Zinsser disease; Scrub typhus, Jail fever, spotted fever, famine fever, ship fever, el tabarillo, goal fever, and war fever, camp fever, louse-borne Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsia bacteria.[1] The name co...
HIV/AIDS== ==This project is for the profiles of all who have DIED with AIDS from an associated infection or health condition.== ===HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)===HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). Unlike some other viruses, the human body cannot get rid of HIV. That means that once you hav...
The purpose of this project is to pull together profiles of people directly affected by the Black Death. Across Asia and Europe, at least a third of the population died, more in some places, less than others; the population of the Old World fell from an estimated 450 million to 350-375 million people.Add in profiles of people who died during the plague years of the Black Death; they won't all h...
=Epidemics=The objective of this project is to study the effect of epidemics on our genealogies. Perhaps we can build up sub databases useful for human population studies. Hyperlink separate projects in the list so we can easily jump to them, and also add as a related project. ===10 deadliest epidemics in history===From Healthcare Business & Technology Insights It’s hard to imagine — in this da...
Please DO NOT add profiles to this project. It is for general info.== === Also Known as: transmissible disease or communicable disease=== ==Definition== By Mayo Clinic Staff* Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They're normally harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, some...
This is an umbrella project for Animal & Insect transmitted diseases. Please do NOT add profiles to this project. Please request a cause of death project for one of these in this discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? As some of these diseases have resulted in epidemics, please add the profile to the appropriate project here: Epidemics There are numerous diseases and infections ...
Died of rabies=Please add Geni profiles of those who died of hydrophobia secondary to a dog bite to this project.==About Rabies== Rabies: A neglected zoonotic disease Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans and in extremely rare cases, human to human), caused by the rabies virus, of the Lyssavirus genus, within the family Rhabdoviridae. Domestic dogs a...
Please add SURVIVORS of Lyme disease to this project === * If the person DIED from Lyme Disease or complications resulting from this disease, please add the person to this project: disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash ...
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type. The most common sign of infection is an expanding area of redness, known as erythema migrans, that begins at the site of a tick bite about a week after it has occurred. The rash is typically neither itchy nor painful. About 25% of people do not develop a rash. Other early symptoms may...
Scarlet Fever Survivors== ===This project is for those who SURVIVED Scarlet Fever.===If they Died from Scarlet Fever, add to: Scarlet Fever in the Cause of Death Portal. Be sure to list or include any complications that may have resulted in the person's About section, such as blindness, hearing loss or deafness, etc. "Scarlet fever (also called scarlatina in older literature) is an infectious d...