The disease Whipple Disease was discovered in the year 1907.
The disease Whipple Disease was also named after the man who discovered Whipple Disease which was George Whipple.
Whipple Disease is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that most often affects your joints and digestive system.
Tests such as a Biopsy and blood tests as well as a camera in the intestines can detect Whipple Disease and if caught early on the Whipple Disease is almost always curable.
Whipple Disease interferes with your normal digestion by impairing the breakdown of foods, such as fats and carbohydrates, and hampers your bodies ability to absorb nutrients.
Common Symptoms of Whipple Disease are, chronic joint pain, chronic diarrhea that can be bloody, significant weight loss, stomach pain and bloating, decreased vision and eye pain, fever, fatigue and anemia, or low red blood cell count.
If you think you have Whipple Disease you need to get diagnosed and treated soon otherwise you risk dying from it.