Re: the sweating sickness

[Michael P Johnson <mjohnso7@osf1.gmu.edu>]

On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Jeff Evarts wrote:

> This has to be scarlet fever, right?
> 
> High fever + turns bright red?
> 
> No idea what the actual name for this is.
> 

Scarlet fever is a severe type of strep throat.  It's basically strep 
throat combined with a prolongued high fever, and a red rash that covers 
the body.  From personal experience, it is not a very pleasurable ailment.