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In the summer of 1485, a rapidly fatal infectious fever struck England: "A newe Kynde of sickness came through the whole region, which was so sore, so peynfull, and sharp, that the lyke was never harde of to any mannes rememberance before that tyme."¹

Sudor Anglicus, later known as the English sweating sickness, was characterized by sudden headaches, myalgia, fever, profuse sweating, and dyspnea. Four additional epidemics were reported in the summers of 1508, 1517, 1528, and 1551, after which the disease abruptly disappeared. Contemporary observers distinguished the condition from plague, malaria, and typhus.² Later suggestions included influenza,^3,4 food poisoning,⁵ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Clinical Features

Epidemiology of the Sweating Sickness

The Sweating Sickness as an Infectious Disease

Conclusions

Source Information

Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service Hospital Trust
London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
St. Andrew's University
St. Andrew's, Scotland KY16 9AL, United Kingdom
United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals
London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

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