few hours, in which case no eruption may develop. The Picardy sweat appears to have had a different epidemiology than the English sweat in that individuals who slept close to the ground and/or lived on farms appeared more susceptible, supporting the theory that the disease could be rodent borne, common in hantaviruses. In a 1906 outbreak of Picardy sweat which struck 6,000 people a commission led by bacteriologist André Chantemesse attributed infection to the fleas of field mice. Citations Sources Further reading Flood, John L. "Englischer Schweiß und deutscher Fleiß. Ein Beitrag zur Buchhandelsgeschichte des 16. Jahrhunderts," in The German book in Wolfenbüttel and abroad. Studies presented to Ulrich Kopp in his retirement, ed. William A. Kelly & Jürgen Beyer [Studies in reading and book culture 1] (Tartu: University of Tartu Press, 2014), pp. 119–178. External links Sweating Fever Jim Leavesley commemorates the 500th anniversary of the first outbreak – transcript of talk on Ockham's Razor, ABC Radio National "The Sweating Sickness Returns", Discover Magazine, 1 June 1997 1485 establishments in England 1551 disestablishments in England 15th-century epidemics 16th-century epidemics 1485 in Europe 1507 in Europe 1517 in Europe 1528 in Europe 1551 in Europe 1485 in England 1517 in England 1528 in England 1551 in England Ailments of unknown cause Retrospective diagnosis History of medicine Health disasters in the United Kingdom Disease outbreaks in England