The Disease That Made Thousands Sweat To Death – And Then Disappeared

Posted on February 18, 2025 by agogo22

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The reign of Henry VIII was marred by an unprecedented outbreak of a disease that has been a mystery for the past 500 years. The Sweating Sickness was one of the most fatal diseases ever recorded, able to kill a person mere hours after showing symptoms. And the main symptom? Massive amounts of sweating.

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  1. Stella, oh, Stella's avatar Stella, oh, Stella says:
    February 21, 2025 at 7:06 pm

    I have seen some research, I think it was even the University of London, that claims that the black death was transmitted from human body lice and not from fleas on rats.

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