"falling sickness" meaning in English

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          "text": "Casca. He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless.\nBrutus. 'T is very like: he hath the falling sickness.",
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          "word": "vallende ziekte"
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          "roman": "padúčaja boléznʹ",
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          "word": "паду́чая боле́знь"
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      "word": "Fallsucht"
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