brown fever

Any disease that causes diarrhea; especially those leading to death.

Nigel:I say, Basil, I think I ate some bad shrimp yester-eve.
Basil: Have you been defecating often this day?
Nigel: Indeed I have, my dear fellow.
Basil: I must say that sounds like you have the brown fever, chap.

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