Synopsis morborum : A summary view of observations on the principal diseases incident to seamen or soldiers, whether engaged in actual service or retired from it, carefully abridged and digested, from the latest ed. of the author's works, in four volumes. Designed chiefly for the use of professional practitioners in the navy and army. In two volumes.

  • Robertson, Robert, 1742-1829.
Date:
1810-11
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Credit: Synopsis morborum : A summary view of observations on the principal diseases incident to seamen or soldiers, whether engaged in actual service or retired from it, carefully abridged and digested, from the latest ed. of the author's works, in four volumes. Designed chiefly for the use of professional practitioners in the navy and army. In two volumes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The remissions in the third period were very- imperfect ; and, besides the former complaints, which were all aggravated, the sick were ex- tremely weak, and quite faint. But the remis- sion preceding the fourth period was much more distinct, and of longer duration than any preced- ing one. In the fourth period, a few had two mild parox- ysms ; and several patients had none; but they still had a constant febricula, with giddiness; lumbago ; prostration of strength, and faintness. Cold sweats in a few cases appeared. The medi- cines puked some, and purged more of the patients. Eruptions broke out about their mouths. Even in the fifth period, one or two patients had slight paroxysms. But all the patients recovered, except the two which are styled anomalous cases; and they are excepted, because they were treated differently from the other fever patients. [See vol. i. p. 400 and 408.] SECTION xu. Observations on the Remitting Fever described in the preceding Section, The preceding is an accurate relation of the re- mitting fever, as it occurred on board the Rain-