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Not all so old. Many of those are diseases still very much with us and referred to by the same names. Tetanus and delerium tremens are still on some death cer
by retrac 6y ago
Not all so old. Many of those are diseases still very much with us and referred to by the same names. Tetanus and delerium tremens are still on some death certificates today. At least to me, lockjaw and the shakes are still colloquial terms for them, even. I wouldn't find it odd if someone used them. Though calling TB consumption would be a bit pretentious.
- dijit 5y agoIt was only 150 years ago that consumption was the preferred medical term. To put it into a little perspective: the Brooklyn bridge was built while this was still in general accepted use.
- echelon 5y agoI think I heard my grandfather mention the term once or twice. "Died of consumption." I never knew what it was.