sweating sickness

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sweating sickness

1. (Medicine / Pathology) the nontechnical name for miliary fever

2. (Medicine / Pathology) an acute infectious febrile disease that was widespread in Europe during the late 15th century, characterized by profuse sweating

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) 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

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Noun	1.	sweating sickness - a disease of cattle (especially calves) animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
	2.	sweating sickness - epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality miliary fever infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

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