What is the disease called that is being described here in 1649?The patient was a boy who passed black urine and who, at the ageof fourteen years, was submitted to a drastic course of treatment whichhad for its aim the subduing of the fiery heat of his viscera, whichwas supposed to bring about the condition in question by charringand blackening his bile. Among the measures prescribed were bleed-ings, purgation, baths, a cold and watery diet and drugs galore. Noneof these had any obvious effect, and eventually the patient, who tiredof the futile and superfluous therapy, resolved to let things take theirnatural course. None of the predicted evils ensued, he married, begata large family, and lived a long and healthy life, always passing urineblack as ink.Tay-Sachs diseasemaple sugar urine diseasealkaptonuriaO bileremia

In this disease, enzyme homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase is missing. Affected individuals may have dark…

he patient was a boy who passed black urine and who, at the age fourteen years, was submitted to a drastic course of treatment which ad for its aim the subduing of the fiery heat of his viscera, which as supposed to bring about the condition in question by charring ad blackening his bile. Among the measures prescribed were bleed- gs, purgation, baths, a cold and watery diet and drugs galore. None these had any obvious effect, and eventually the patient, who tired the futile and superfluous therapy, resolved to let things take their tural course. None of the predicted evils ensued, he married, begat arge family, and lived a long and healthy life, always passing urine ack as ink. Tay-Sachs disease maple sugar urine disease alkaptonuria bileremia

he patient was a boy who passed black urine and who, at the age fourteen years, was submitted to a drastic course of treatment which ad for its aim the subduing of the fiery heat of his viscera, which as supposed to bring about the condition in question by charring ad blackening his bile. Among the measures prescribed were bleed- gs, purgation, baths, a cold and watery diet and drugs galore. None these had any obvious effect, and eventually the patient, who tired the futile and superfluous therapy, resolved to let things take their tural course. None of the predicted evils ensued, he married, begat arge family, and lived a long and healthy life, always passing urine ack as ink. Tay-Sachs disease maple sugar urine disease alkaptonuria bileremia

Health Safety And Nutrition F/Young Child

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Chapter18: Food Safety

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