The English sweating sickness (1485-1551) caused by Plasmodium falciparum?
The English sweating sickness (1485-1551) caused by Plasmodium falciparum ? Markus Brummer-Korvenkontio 1,2 and Lea Brummer-Korvenkontio 2 1 Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland 2 Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki. Finland Correspondence to markus.brummer@welho.com Abstract Background: Sweating sickness occurred in epidemics in England and on the Continent five hundred years ago. The aetiology is still open. Methods: The data of the English sweat have been documented and described in various reports by the past and subsequent authors. The findings in literary sources have been compared to the current scientific knowledge of malaria falciparum. Results: The symptoms of the English sweat in the 15 th and 16 th century w...