Polish Illnesses / Cause Of Death
Searching Old Polish records, one may find the cause of death listed, but not knowing what it was.
On this page I have some listed, in alphabetical order.
Agaria- Diarrhea- ( also spelled Ayaria )
Apoplksja- Apoplexy
Biegunka- Diarrhea, Flux
Blednica- Chlorosis, Greensickness
Bl~onica- Diptheria
Bronchit- Bronchitis - ( also Katar oskrzeli )
Cholera- Asiatic Cholera
Choleryna- Other types of Cholera
Chlerynka- Infintile Cholera
Choroba- Disease,Illness
Choroba Angielska- Rickets ( also Krzywica , Rachityzm )
Choroba Serca- Heart Disease
Chrosty- Measles ( also Krosty ) also-Odra-Rubella
Czerwonka- Dysentery, Bloody Flux ( also Dyzenteria and Krwawa Biegunka )
Dyfteria- Diptheria
Febra- Fever ( also Gora~czka )
Gangrena- Gangrene
Gora~czka Pol~ogowa- Childbed fever- also (Pol~ogowy, or Przy pol~oga )
Gos~ciec - Gout, Arthritis
Gos~ciec stawowy- Rheumatic Fever, Rhuematism
Gruz~lica- Tuberculois, Consumption -also (Pthysis, Phthisis, Skroful~y )
Gruz~lica sko~ry- Lupus
Influenca- Influenza
Jad- Virus
Kaszel - Cough
Katar- Head cold
Katar kiszek- Enteritis
Kil~a- Syphilis, Hernia
Koklusz- Whooping Cough (pertussis)
Kolka- Colic
Konwulsje- Convulsions, Fits
Krew- Blood
Krosta- Pimple, Pustule
Krwawia~czka- Hemophilia
Kurcz- Spasm
Malaria- Malaria
Marazm- Infantile Debility (due to malnutrition)also- Wyniszczenie
Nerka- Kidney
Opuchlina- Dropsy, Edema (swelling) also -( Puchlina and Wodna Puchlina )
Ospa- Smallpox
Ospa dziecie~ca- Chicken Pox (also Ospa wietrzna or Wietrzna )
Piasek Moczowy- Kidney disorder
Pitoce, Pytochie, Pytichij- Phlegm
Plamistry- Probably Spotted fever
Pl~uco- Lung
Reumatyzm- Rheumatism
Ropne zapalenie- Tonsilitis
Ro~zja erysipelas- (The Rose)-St Anthony's Fire
Ro~zjyczka- Rubella
Rzezja~czja- Gonorrhea
Sinica- Cyanosis
Sl~abos~c~, Sl~abosi- Weakness, illness, debility
Staros~c~ - Senility
Stetryczal~y -Bilious
Suchoty- Consumption
Syfilis- Syphilis
Szkarlatyna- Scarlet Fever
Szkorbut- Scurvy
Te~zjcowy- Tetanus
Tyfoidainy- Typhoid- ( also Tyfus )
Tyfusbrzuszny- typhoid (enteric fever)
Tyfus plamistry- Typhus (spotted fever)
Udar Paralityczny- Paralysis
Wodogl~owie- Dropsy of the Brain
Wo~l, Wole - Goiter
Zapalenie- Inflammation
Zapalenie mo~zgu- Encephalitis
Zapaline nerek- Nephritis
Zapalenie opi~ucnej - Pleurisy
Zapalenie opon mo~zgowych- Menegitis
Zapalenie otrzewnej-Peritonitis
Zapalenie pl~uc- Pnuemonia
Zatrucie krwi: Septcemia- Blood Poisoning
zjol~taczka- Jaundice