A fifth dissertation on fever, containing the history of, and remedies to be employed in, irregular continued fevers; together with a general conclusion to the four preceding and present dissertations ... / [George Fordyce] ; edited by William Charles Wells.

  • Fordyce, George, 1736-1802.
Date:
1803
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Credit: A fifth dissertation on fever, containing the history of, and remedies to be employed in, irregular continued fevers; together with a general conclusion to the four preceding and present dissertations ... / [George Fordyce] ; edited by William Charles Wells. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    paroxysms so that they run into each other, and' making them appear, especially at the beginning, to be continued fevers; the only difference being, that the exacer* bations take place in the dg-y-time instead of the evening. ' General inflammation is apt to take place also at the beginning of continued fevers. When it does, it alters their pro- gress- very much, and occasions a differ- ence, not only in the appearances, but likewise in the treatment of the disease. General inflammation is apt to take place in continued fevers, at the beginning of the disease, in men of strong habits. Therefore, it seldom occurs in those who live in parts where the atmosphere is con- taminated by noxious vapours mixed with it, or by noxious powders or particles of noxious fluids suspended in it; as all of these generally prevent men from acquiring great strength. These noxious substances, diffused through, or suspended in the air, are found more particularly in great towns, or where there /