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sweating sickness

DEFINITIONS OF: sweating sickness

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n epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality

Synonyms:
miliary fever
Type of:
infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

n a disease of cattle (especially calves)

Type of:
animal disease
a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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