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milk sickness

/ˈmɪlk ˌsɪknəs/

翻译: 一种历史性疾病,因食用吃了白蛇根的牛的奶或肉而引起,导致严重中毒甚至死亡,19世纪美国边疆地区尤为常见。

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/ˈmɪlk ˌsɪknəs/C1formalamericanmedical
  • zh一种历史性疾病,因食用吃了白蛇根的牛的奶或肉而引起,导致严重中毒甚至死亡,19世纪美国边疆地区尤为常见。

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.

  1. Historical diseaseC2formalamerican

    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.

    zh乳毒病

    • 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.