The English sweating sickness, 1485 to 1551
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The English sweating sickness of the 15th and 16th centuries may have been similar to the hantavirus infections discovered in the US in 1993. England was gripped by several epidemics of this disease in 1485, 1508, 1517, 1528 and 1551. It usually struck in the summer months and was characterized by fever, muscle pain, headache, sweating and shortness of breath. It often spread to the lungs and was usually fatal. It seems likely that it was caused by an infectious organism, probably a virus that was also carried by rodents. This would make it similar to the hantavirus, which is also transmitted by mice.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1997
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The Transamazonian Highway
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Colonists along the Transamazonian Highway complain of abandonment by the government who resettled them. Built in the 1970s, it was made as a tool of land reform, but the government is reluctant to develop the road that may bring in mass deforestation in the face of mounting international concern.
Publication Name: Buzzworm
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0898-2996
Year: 1992
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The gravity bookshelf
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An innovative desktop bookshelf slants so that books rest securely against a desk-supplies holder. Complete plans and instructions for the bookshelf are given.
Publication Name: Workbench
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0043-8057
Year: 1992
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