TABLE 2.   Findings in epidemic jaundice in the 1930s and 1940sa


Symptom % with symptom
Detroit civilians (n = 194) Mediterranean military (n = 200) New York military (n = 200)

Anorexia 93 82 92
Nausea, vomiting 84 75 79
Malaise  ---b 82 69
Fever 61 53 42
Headache 57 35 27
Abdominal pain 50  --- 57

a Data are from references 102, 113, and 173.
b ---, not reported.