What was Helen kellers disease called?

Answer 1

Helen did not have a disease. She was blind and deaf because of an extremely high fever when she was really young.

Answer 2

Helen Keller was both blind and deaf due to an illness she contracted at the age of 19 months, which doctors referred to as "acute congestion of the stomach and the brain." This illness is believed to have been either scarlet fever or meningitis.

Answer 3

scarlet fever