[What causes English sweats?].
English sweating disease also known as Sudor Anglicus is one of the least familiar epidemics of the Middle Ages, striking England 5 times during the 15th and 16th centuries before fading. This article will discuss the knowledge available to us about this fascinating epidemic, its characteristics and causes.
Rimar
Yossi
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Maccabi Healthcare Services, Haifa. rimmer@netvision.net.il
D004739:England; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D018614:Sweating Sickness / Q000266:history*