Picardy sweat

noun

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  1. A disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that…

    A disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that resulted in excessive uncontrollable sweating and in severe cases was quickly followed by death. Thought to be caused by hantavirus.

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