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Milk Sickness and the Mystery of Dr. Anna

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The History of Milk Sickness

Before insulin was isolated and used as a treatment for diabetes, doctors could sometimes misdiagnose diabetes as milk sick or vice versa. Milk sickness often struck entire families or even whole communities all at once because everyone was getting milk from the same cows. In some parts of the United States, milk sickness was probably a leading cause of death in the 18th and 19th centuries. People who were most likely to develop milk sickness were the ones living in more remote, less affluent areas.

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