Got another Death died of Laryngitis ? - Genealogists' Forum

vallee · #1 03-09-09, 15:33

year was 1887
Poor women how can you die of that ?? unless she got withdrawal symptoms from not talking.

kiterunner · #2 03-09-09, 15:35

Are you sure that's what it says, Val?

Merry · #3 03-09-09, 15:38

From: http://science.jrank.org/pages/3829/Laryngitis.html

Quote:

Although it is relatively rare, one form of acute infectious laryngitis can be fatal. The cause of this deadly laryngitis is a bacterium called Haemophilius influensae. In this infection, the larynx and the tissues surrounding it swell to such a degree that the windpipe becomes blocked. If untreated, the affected person can suffocate. This infection is extremely dangerous because the symptoms progress quickly, especially in children. A child with a cold or flu that leads to laryngitis should be watched carefully for signs of obstructed breathing.

vallee · #4 03-09-09, 15:40

rebecca keen.jpg think so here it is

Merry · #5 03-09-09, 15:41

It's a pity there is no indication of how long she had been ill.

kiterunner · #6 03-09-09, 15:42

Yes, that's definitely what it says. Never come across that before!

vallee · #7 03-09-09, 15:43

what a terrible way to die poor woman , I suppose there was nothing they could do??

#8 03-09-09, 15:48

Nowadays Val they would do a tracheotomy to allow air to get into her windpipe - perhaps they hadn't discovered how to do that back then.

vallee · #9 03-09-09, 15:50

how awful isnt it ?? my family seem to have been quite unlucky considering they weren't living in over crowded conditions like some .

Joan of Archives · #10 03-09-09, 15:50

I guess it's a bit like Epiglottitis, which even today can still be fatal. I would say that it was more likely to be that but in those days they wouldn't have diagnosed it properly :

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/epigl...article_em.htm

It was very common in children.

I know someone who had it a few years ago & they were very seriously ill.