Illness and Disease

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Illness and Disease. In Elizabethan England. Common Illnesses. Malaria stones venereal diseases (syphilis) dysentery influenza measles typhus scurvy. Spitting plague Scrofula Leprosy Sweating sickness Anemia Rheumatism Arthritis Mental Illness. Epidemics. New Ague. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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In Elizabethan England

Malaria stones venereal diseases

(syphilis) dysentery influenza measles typhus scurvy

Spitting plagueScrofulaLeprosySweating sicknessAnemiaRheumatismArthritisMental Illness

New AgueSmallpox

Tuberculosis Black Plague

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Andrews, John F., and William M. Hill, eds. Shakespeare's World and Work. Vol.      2. New York: Visual Education, 2001. Print.