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sweating sickness

/ˈswetɪŋ ˈsɪknəs/

翻译: 一种神秘且极为致命的传染病,会引起大量出汗、发热并迅速死亡,1485年至1551年间在英国多次爆发,此后消失。

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/ˈswetɪŋ ˈsɪknəs/formalbritishmedical已废弃
  • zh一种神秘且极为致命的传染病,会引起大量出汗、发热并迅速死亡,1485年至1551年间在英国多次爆发,此后消失。

A mysterious and highly fatal infectious disease that caused severe sweating, fever, and rapid death, which appeared in several epidemics in England between 1485 and 1551, and has since disappeared.

  1. Historical epidemic diseaseC2formalbritish

    A mysterious and highly fatal disease that struck England in several epidemics between 1485 and 1551, characterized by sudden onset of profuse sweating, fever, and often death within hours.

    zh汗热病

    • The sweating sickness of 1485 caused widespread panic in London.
    • Historians still debate the exact cause of the sweating sickness.
    • Unlike the plague, the sweating sickness killed its victims within a single day.