BOOK 4

Ed. Chart. X. [351.] Ed. Bas. IV. (200.)

The pulses in daily fevers original: "amphēmerinois"; a fever that recurs every day, which Galen attributed to an excess of phlegm. are rarer than those in tertian fevers original: "tritais"; fevers occurring every third day, linked to yellow bile. to the same degree that quartan pulses are rarer than those of tertians. Both types share a similar quality of slowness. However, this daily fever brings less thirst. Therefore, the quartan fever exceeds this daily fever in thirst by the same amount that the tertian fever exceeds the quartan.

In tertian fevers, the tongue and the entire body are extremely dry, but in these daily fevers, they are very moist. Vomiting is phlegmatic original: "phlegmatōdeis"; containing phlegm, the cold and moist humor., and whatever is excreted through the bowels is colder, moister, rawer, more watery, and more phlegmatic. You will find that the entire body is full of undigested humors original: "apeptōn chymōn"; fluids that have not been properly "cooked" or processed by the body’s internal heat. in these fevers. Indeed, these occur during specific ages and seasons, and among those with certain natures and moist temperaments.

I have never yet seen a young man who is bilious original: "cholōdē"; characterized by an excess of yellow bile, which is hot and dry. and dry in nature suffer from this fever. However, children, especially younger ones, and those adults who are more phlegmatic, thick in body, and lead an idle life given to overeating, drunkenness, and frequent baths, especially those taken right after eating, are easily caught by daily fevers. Furthermore, moist locations, the winter season, and moist weather conditions contribute to this state.

The pulses in these cases are as much rarer than the pulses of tertian fevers as the pulses of quartan fevers are rarer than tertians. In both, the slowness is the same. But this fever brings less thirst. Thus, the quartan fever exceeds this one in thirst just as much as the tertian exceeds the quartan. In tertian fevers, the tongue and the whole body are very dry, but in these fevers they are very moist. Vomiting is phlegmatic, and whatever is excreted through the belly is colder, moister, rawer, more watery, and more phlegmatic. In these fevers, the entire body overflows with crude humors. These fevers happen in certain ages, natures, times of year, and moister temperaments. For we have never seen a bilious young man of a dry nature seized by this fever. Children, especially the younger ones, and those among the elders who are more phlegmatic and of a thick body habit, who lead an idle life indulging in gluttony and given to drunkenness, using frequent baths and especially after food, are easily seized by daily fevers. Moreover, a moister location, the winter season, and the constitution of the air also play a part.