Typhoid fever was almost epidemic.
Kitty

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From: "Paul Drake" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: Chaffin's Farm Disease


Thelma has asked the nature of what is referred to in Henrico Co., VA
records as "Chaffin's Farm Disease."

I believe that "Chaffin's Farm Disease" was an expression used to describe
the "camp fever" that spread among the wounded and sick soldiers "cared for"
at the small Civil War field hospital near the Chaffins Farm Battlefield in
VA (Sept. 29-30, 1864).  Though the diseases known as "fevers" usually may
not now be further defined, virtually all field hospitals had "fevers" and
diarrhea-like ailments often brought about by unhealthy sanitary conditions
and lack of understanding.  Paul

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