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Meaning of "sweating sickness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWEATING SICKNESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWEATING SICKNESS

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Sweating sickness is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SWEATING SICKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sweating sickness

Sweating sickness

Sweating sickness, also known as "English sweating sickness" or "English sweate", was a mysterious and highly virulent disease that struck England, and later continental Europe, in a series of epidemics beginning in 1485. The last outbreak occurred in 1551, after which the disease apparently vanished. The onset of symptoms was dramatic and sudden, with death often occurring within hours. Though its cause remains unknown, it has been suggested that an as yet unknown species of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome was responsible for the outbreak.

Definition of sweating sickness in the English dictionary

The definition of sweating sickness in the dictionary is an acute infectious febrile disease that was widespread in Europe during the late 15th century, characterized by profuse sweating. Other definition of sweating sickness is a disease of cattle, esp calves, prevalent in southern Africa. Transmitted by ticks, it is characterized by sweating, hair loss, and inflammation of the mouth and eyes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWEATING SICKNESS

sweat-stained
sweatband
sweatbox
sweated
sweated goods
sweated labour
sweater
sweater dress
sweater girl
sweaterdress
sweatier
sweatiest
sweatily
sweatiness
sweating
sweatless
sweats
sweatshirt
sweatshop
sweaty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWEATING SICKNESS

African sleeping sickness
blackness
bleakness
business
darkness
decompression sickness
homesickness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pinkness
quickness
radiation sickness
seasickness
semi-darkness
sickness
slackness
slickness
thickness
travel-sickness
weakness

Synonyms and antonyms of sweating sickness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sweating sickness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWEATING SICKNESS

Find out the translation of sweating sickness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sweating sickness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sweating sickness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多汗症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfermedad del sudor
570 millions of speakers

English

sweating sickness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पसीने की बीमारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرض التعرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потливость болезни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doença do suor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাম ব্যথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladie transpiration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyakit berpeluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwitzen Krankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発汗病気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

땀 질병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngetokake penyakit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh đổ mồ hôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வியர்வை நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाम येणे आजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Terleme hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malattia sudorazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pocenie się choroby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пітливість хвороби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boală transpirație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφίδρωση ασθένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sweetsiekte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

svettning sjukdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svetting sykdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sweating sickness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEATING SICKNESS»

The term «sweating sickness» is normally little used and occupies the 149.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEATING SICKNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sweating sickness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEATING SICKNESS»

Discover the use of sweating sickness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sweating sickness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to ...
Among the persons of high social and political position who were afflicted by the English Sweating Sickness, probably the most famous was Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1471–1530), who survived three bouts with it in 1517. Persons died of ...
George C. Kohn, 2008
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The Canary Handbook
Normally, the droppings of the young are contained in membranes, so that the parent birds can easily remove them from the nest. Unfortunately, the droppings of infected birds are watery and soon pollute the nest, causing sweating sickness.
Matthew M. Vriends, Tanya M. Heming-Vriends, 2001
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Ticks: Biology, Disease and Control
Magudu and Mhlosinga are characterized by pyrexia, anorexia and listlessness. The fibrin content of the plasma also increases over time and haemagglutination ofcitrated plasma is also observedasseenfor sweating sickness (Neitz, 1962).
Alan S. Bowman, Patricia A. Nuttall, 2008
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A History of Epidemics In Britain
554 The Tiverton epidemic a "sweating sickness." surprising to read that the town was desolate, and that grass grew in the streets1. Of this epidemic there are no medical particulars ; but it appears from the parish register that it was known as ...
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The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle ...
A LINGERING ETIOLOGICAL MYSTERY: SUETTE MILIAIRE — a.k.a. sweating sickness, miliary fever, sudor anglicus (English sweat) Symptoms: sudden onset of acute fever and profuse sweating; severe headache; stomach pains; sensation  ...
David S. Barnes, 2006
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The Madras quarterly medical journal
Article VI — Os the Malwah "Sweating Sickness." By John Murray, m. ,d., Assistant Surgeon,Bengal Horse Artillery. Since my arrival at Mhow, 1 have found the prevailing Febrile Diseases of a different type to those I had been accustomed to ...
‎1840
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John Armstrong's The Art of Preserving Health: ...
'°7 Another plague The sweating sickness, which killed hundreds of thousands in England in 1485, then again in 1506, 1517, 1528, and 1551. See J. Wylie and L. H. Collier, “The English Sweating Sickness (Sudor Anglicus): A Reappraisal,” ...
Dr Adam Budd, 2013
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Biology of Plagues: Evidence from Historical Populations
The disease took at least 6 years to spread from England into Ireland and Shrewsbury (1970) considered that this slow movement showed that the Sweating Sickness was not influenza, the identification generally favoured by medical writers.
Susan Scott, Christopher J. Duncan, 2001
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Knowledge and Practice in English Medicine, 1550-1680
There has been a recent debate on what the English sweat really was: A. Dyer, ' The English Sweating Sickness of 1 55 1 : an Epidemic Anatomised', Medical History, 41, 1997, 362-84; M. Taviner, G. Thwaites and V. Gam, 'The English ...
Andrew Wear, 2000
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Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
... the sweating-sickness, if it proceeded from such a cause ; but this was not the fact : — and again, the lower class of people would suffer most, in consequence of the bad qualities of the bread, which did not happen in the sweating sickness ?
‎1808

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWEATING SICKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sweating sickness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gold ring worth £30k once owned by 'Wolf Hall' advisor Thomas …
But his daughters did not survive childhood, and Elizabeth died in 1528 - during an epidemic of sweating sickness. He rose to prominence after becoming an MP ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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7 Surprising Facts About King Henry VIII
Given the times, there were plenty of illnesses for him to worry about, but two particular concerns were the sweating sickness (a common and often deadly ... «Biography, Jun 15»
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The king and I
Several months back, the United Kingdom fell victim to an illness so contagious that ... Like the “sweating sickness” that ravaged 16th-century Tudor England, the ... «The Monthly, Apr 15»
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How 'Wolf Hall' Captured the Dark Magic of Hilary Mantel's Award …
... victim to the "sweating sickness," always at pains to suggest the tumult of history for those in its midst. Though "Wolf Hall" never quite musters the formal daring ... «Indie Wire, Apr 15»
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Review: 'Wolf Hall,' based on Hilary Mantel's novels, opens on …
Cromwell comes to Henry's attention as England is in turmoil, roiling with fear of the "sweating sickness" - which is glossed over, even though its effects are ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
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Small Batch Edition: 'Wolf Hall' On PBS
Barrie and I talk sweating sickness, intrigue, kings, sad stories, and the fact that she is available for all your "what's going on in this scene" needs. Seriously. «WPPB, Apr 15»
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ArtsBeat | 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Cromwell, the Nobody Who Gets Things …
“Do you want a king to huddle indoors like a sick girl? ... leaves a healthy family at home and comes back that night to find them all dead from sweating sickness. «New York Times, Apr 15»
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How to Play 'Wolf Hall'
You are more splendid than stout, a man of iron constitution who has survived the “sweating sickness” six times. You are a cultured Renaissance prince, ... «The New York Review of Books, Mar 15»
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Wolf Hall: controversy, adaptation and poetic licence
Cromwell's happy family life is destroyed in a day by the sweating sickness, a highly contagious disease that periodically ravaged England during the sixteenth ... «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
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What was the 'sweating sickness' in 'Wolf Hall'?
The sweating sickness first appeared around the time that Cromwell was born, at the end of the Wars of the Roses. Some believe it arrived with the invading ... «The Independent, Feb 15»

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