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Thread #23981   Message #1135136
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
12-Mar-04 - 05:23 PM
Thread Name: History: Tom Dooley didn't kill Laura Foster?!?
Subject: RE: Tom Dooley didn't kill Laura Foster?!?
GUEST cew, you've got your medical terms mixed up.

Rickets is not a communicable disease. It is a malnutrition condition.

What I think you're confused about is rickettsia, which is a variety of disease-causing microorganism.

Dave Oesterreich