pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs

blistering hot; sizzling hot (usually referring to weather)

to decrease or eliminate inflammation

to become inflamed or the medical condition of inflammation

inflammation of the kidneys, often caused by infection or autoimmune disease

A general medical term for pneumonia not caused by common pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong (the Farmer God)

descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. the Chinese people)

scorching; blazing

keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)

a pun on 'wife controls strictly' (qīzi guǎn de yán), used humorously to describe a man dominated by his wife

inflammation of the middle ear

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

the hypocrisy of the world; the fickleness of human relationships

poliomyelitis

A period of intense heat during the summer season or the peak of summer.

Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), a late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist, and historian who played a founding role in early Chinese phonology and authored the 'Record of Daily Study' (Rizhilu).

Japanese encephalitis, also known as epidemic encephalitis B

myelitis; inflammation of the spinal cord