dysentery

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Of all the individuals that are examined herein, Gyer explains the most eloquently why male bloody flux could not be female menstruation.
Attitudes towards menstruation and menstrual blood in Elizabethan England
This bout with "bloody flux" left Washington's strength much impaired.
The health and controversial death of George Washington
Although blacks suffered from these maladies, they suffered worse from dysentery (the bloody flux), pneumonia, whooping cough, diphtheria, measles, scrofula, tetanus or "jawfall," cholera, and even forms of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Gullah People and Their African Heritage
In one three-week period, there were 96 deaths as a result of "bloody flux", and comforting the bereaved became an important part of their mission.
Catholics in Western Canada
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