milk sickness

• Историческое заболевание, вызванное употреблением молока или мяса коров, которые ели белый змеиный корень, приводящее к сильному отравлению и часто к смерти. Особенно распространено было на американском фронтире в XIX веке.

A historical illness caused by consuming milk or meat from cows that have eaten white snakeroot, leading to severe poisoning and often death. It was particularly common in the 19th century American frontier.

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   A rare, historical illness caused by consuming milk or meat from cows that have eaten the white snakeroot plant, leading to tremors, vomiting, and sometimes death.

   Молочная болезнь

   • Milk sickness was a serious problem for early American settlers in the Midwest.
   • Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died from milk sickness in 1818.
   • The cause of milk sickness was not understood until the early 20th century.