He cites the robust but mercifully transient English sweating sickness, which raged from 1485 to 1552, killing tens of thousands as it went, before burning itself out.

他举了厉害而幸亏短暂的汗热病，那种病在1485-1552年间流行于英国，致使成千上万人丧了命，然后也烧死了病菌自己。