Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. FEBRIS INTEUTROPICA VIOLENTA. This form of fever has had various appellations. From bilious, cutaneous suffusion, sometimes present, it has been termed yellow fever--from this and paroxysms, bilious remittent--from climate, tropical endemic--from locality, West Indian or African--distinctions, however, altogether circumstantial. In all cases of disease, circumstances modify, and will no doubt continue to do so, with shades and grades without end. However modified by circumstances this fever, in its nature, symptoms, or mode of attack may be, two circumstances mark it--firsts it is always inflammatory during the first stage--second, it is never met with but in a hot climate, or the hottest season of a cold one. It is never met with in winter, or cold or frozen regions. It is a compound fever, but an extreme one--first, a synocha, afterwards and towards the end, a typhus. In hot climates, or where it becomes prevalent, this fever is exhibited variously, sporadic, endemic, epidemic. In all tropical countries, sporadic cases of the disease are continually occurring, particularly among the young, unseasoned, or new comers--from dissipation--from bathing or sporting in the sun--from following out imprudently European habits and customs. For heat, and the general atmospheric change, little, perhaps no allowance by such is made, exercise being continued with them as violent, and living with many as high, and more ill-timed than ever, consigning to a premature grave hundreds of the young and unthinking. This fever is also exhibited in an endemic form. It is indigenous in hot climates, and ships there, damp and dirty--the issue of deposition or decomposition--or wherever matter co-operates with heat and moisture, or come into close, ..