SPRUE  , a tropical disease, prevalent in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, See also:

• CHINA

China, See also:

• JAVA

Java, and the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies . It is described by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
• PATRICK, ST

Patrick See also:

• MANSON, GEORGE (1850-1876)

Manson as characterized by a See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar, inflamed, superficially ulcerated, exceedingly sensitive See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of the mucous membrane of the See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue and mouth; See also:

• GREAT

great wasting and See also:

• ANAEMIA (from Gr. ay-, privative, and aiµa, blood)

anaemia; and more or less See also:

• DIARRHOEA (from Gr. &Q, through, pfw, flow)

diarrhoea, with See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale and frothy fermenting stools . It is an obscure disorder, and the treatment recommended is See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest and See also:

• MILK (0. Eng. meoluc; from a common Indo-European root, cf. Lat. mulgere, Gr. ?t dXyetv)

milk See also:

• DIET

diet .