Cholera Infantum. A severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned. [Webster]
Wearing
Consumption ...
Cholera infantum: A common, noncontagious diarrhea of young children, occurring in summer or autumn. It was common among the poor and in hand-fed babies. Death frequently occurred in three to five days.
In the treatment of this disease as it affects young children (Cholera Infantum), most reliance is to be placed on the administration of chalk and the use of starch enemata. In their case opium in any form cannot be safely employed.
Diarrhea in Infants
Cries often, Infant
Teething
Neonatal Jaundice
Infantile Convulsions [Kellogg]
Cholera Infantum [Kellogg]
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) ...
 See also: Cholera, Death, Diarrhea, Fever, Convulsions
  
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