Talk:Desire & Decorum Theory Page/@comment-34296592-20181231171412/@comment-38429847-20190511130322

I think it's too soon to confirm if Countess Henrietta have anything to do or none at all with Earl Vincents's illness.

But I've seen this online. Maybe the symptoms are quite similar? I'm not really sure since I'm no medical expert. But if they are similar, it might be possible. Since there's no blood testing yet during that era

Identification of yellow fever Clinical features Yellow fever is difficult to diagnose, especially during the early stages. It can be confused with malaria, typhoid, dengue, hepatitis and other diseases, as well as poisoning.

However, 15 per cent of patients enter a second, more toxic phase within 24 hours of the initial remission. High fever returns, and several body systems are affected. The patient rapidly develops jaundice and complains of abdominal pain with vomiting. Bleeding can occur from the mouth, nose, eyes or stomach. Once this happens, blood appears in the vomit and faeces. Kidney function deteriorates. Half of the patients who enter the toxic phase die within 10–14 days; the rest recover without significant organ damage.

The infection is so named because of the yellow skin colour (known as jaundice) that is observed in people with a serious case of yellow fever.