Sweating sickness

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sweating-sickness

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the latin designation?Sudor Anglicus
2. What is the geographic focus?Primarily England, with some continental European outbreaks
3. When did the Sweating Sickness happen?The first outbreak was in 1485. It came again in 1508, 1517, 1528, and the last time was in 1551.
4. Why did the Sweating Sickness disappear?No one knows for sure. Some think the bug might have changed, people might have become immune, or the environment could have shifted.

Etiology: The study of the cause or origin of a disease.
Paleovirology: The study of ancient viral DNA or RNA found in archaeological or fossil remains.
Epidemiological Characteristics: The specific patterns and features of how a disease spreads within a population.
Pathogen Evolution: The process by which disease-causing organisms change over time.