Infectious mononucleosis, also called mono, is a contagious disease. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, but other viruses can also cause this disease. It is common among teenagers and young adults, especially college students.
Abraham Lincoln's mother died 1818 of milk sickness. This means she drank milk from a cow that had eaten the poisonous white snakeroot plant. Abraham Lincoln's mother died 1818 of milk sickness. This means she drank milk from a cow that had eaten the poisonous white snakeroot plant.
Abraham Lincoln suffered from melancholy, a condition which now is referred to as clinical depression. Lincoln's father-in-law and others of the Todd family were either slave owners or slave traders. Lincoln was close to the Todds, and he and his family occasionally visited the Todd estate in Lexington.