Jaundice is the name of the symptom, not an illness. It could be caused by
a number of diseases, generally involving some sort of liver failure. The
most common cause in adults is probably hepatitis A, but could also be drug
induced liver failure or liver cancer.
Dylan "another medical pretender" Sutton
>>>>Everybody looked like seriously sick (I don't know the name of that
>yellow-skin illness).<<<
>
>Jaundice, I believe.
>
>/Acer "steppenwolf" Victoria
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