of the epidemics-第7部分

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time　a　rigor；　convulsions；　he　was　quite　delirious；　passed　the　night



uncomfortably。　On　the　fourth；　quiet；　slept　little；　talked



incoherently。　On　the　fifth；　in　pain；　all　the　symptoms　exacerbated；



delirium；　passed　the　night　uncomfortably；　did　not　sleep。　On　the　sixth；



in　the　same　state。　On　the　seventh　had　a　rigor；　acute　fever；　sweated



all　over　his　body；　had　a　crisis。　Throughout　the　alvine　discharges　were



bilious；　scanty；　and　unmixed；　urine　thin；　well　colored；　having



cloudy　substances　floating　in　it。　About　the　eighth　day；　passed　urine



of　a　better　color；　having　a　white　scanty　sediment；　was　collected；　free



from　fever　for　a　season。　On　the　ninth　it　relapsed。　About　the



fourteenth；　acute　fever。　On　the　sixteenth；　vomited　pretty　frequently



yellow；　bilious　matters。　On　the　seventeenth　had　a　rigor；　acute



fever；　sweated；　free　of　fever；　had　a　crisis；　urine；　after　the



relapse　and　the　crisis；　well　colored；　having　a　sediment；　neither　was



he　delirious　in　the　relapse。　On　the　eighteenth；　became　a　little



heated；　some　thirst；　urine　thin；　with　cloudy　substances　floating　in



it；　slight　wandering　in　his　mind。　About　the　nineteenth；　free　of　fever；



had　a　pain　in　his　neck；　a　sediment　in　the　urine。　Had　a　complete　crisis



on　the　twentieth。



　　Explanation　of　the　characters。　It　is　probable　that　the　patient　was



cured　in　twenty　days；　by　the　abundance　of　bilious　stools　and　urine。



　　CASE　III。　The　daughter　of　Euryanax；　a　maid；　was　taken　ill　of



fever。　She　was　free　of　thirst　throughout；　but　had　no　relish　for



food。　Alvine　discharges　small；　urine　thin；　scanty；　not　well　colored。



In　the　beginning　of　the　fever；　had　a　pain　about　the　nates。　On　the



sixth　day；　was　free　of　fever；　did　not　sweat；　had　a　crisis；　the



complaint　about　the　nates　came　to　a　small　suppuration；　and　burst　at



the　crisis。　After　the　crisis；　on　the　seventh　day；　had　a　rigor；



became　slightly　heated；　sweated。　On　the　eighth　day　after　the　rigor；



had　an　inconsiderable　rigor；　the　extremities　cold　ever　after。　About



the　tenth　day；　after　a　sweat　which　came　on；　she　became　delirious；



and　again　immediately　afterwards　was　collected；　these　symptoms　were



said　to　have　been　brought　on　by　eating　grapes。　After　an　intermission



of　the　twelfth　day；　she　again　talked　much　incoherently；　her　bowels



disordered　with　bilious；　scanty；　unmixed；　thin；　acrid　discharges；



she　required　to　get　frequently　up。　She　died　on　the　seventh　day　after



the　return　of　the　delirium。　At　the　commencement　of　the　disease　she　had



pain　in　the　throat；　and　it　red　throughout；　uvula　retracted；　defluxions



abundant；　thin；　acrid；　coughed；　but　had　no　concocted　sputa；　during　the



whole　time　loathed　all　kinds　of　food；　nor　had　the　least　desire　of



anything；　had　no　thirst；　nor　drank　anything　worth　mentioning；　was



silent；　and　never　spoke　a　word；　despondency；　had　no　hopes　of



herself。　She　had　a　congenital　tendency　to　phthisis。



　　CASE　IV。　The　woman　affected　with　quinsy；　who　lodged　in　the　house



of　Aristion：　her　complaint　began　in　the　tongue；　speech　inarticulate；



tongue　red　and　parched。　On　the　first　day；　felt　chilly；　and



afterwards　became　heated。　On　the　third　day；　a　rigor；　acute　fever；　a



reddish　and　hard　swelling　on　both　sides　of　the　neck　and　chest；



extremities　cold　and　livid；　and　livid；　respiration　elevated；　the　drink



returned　by　the　nose；　she　could　not　swallow；　alvine　and　urinary



discharges　suppressed。　On　the　fourth；　all　of　the　symptoms　were



exacerbated。　On　the　fifth　she　died　of　the　quinsy。



　　Explanation　of　the　characters。　It　is　probable　that　the　cause　of



death　on　the　sixth　day　was　the　suppression　of　the　discharges。



　　CASE　V。　The　young　man　who　was　lodged　by　the　Liars'　Market　was　seized



with　fever　from　fatigue；　labor；　and　running　out　of　season。　On　the



first　day；　the　bowels　disordered；　with　bilious；　thin；　and　copious



dejections；　urine　thin　and　blackish；　had　no　sleep；　was　thirsty。　On　the



second　all　the　symptoms　were　exacerbated；　dejections　more　copious



and　unseasonable；　he　had　no　sleep；　disorder　of　the　intellect；　slight



sweat。　On　the　third　day；　restless；　thirst；　nausea；　much　tossing　about；



bewilderment；　delirium；　extremities　livid　and　cold；　softish　distention



of　the　hypochondrium　on　both　sides。　On　the　fourth；　did　not　sleep；



still　worse。　On　the　seventh　he　died。　He　was　about　twenty　years　of　age。



　　Explanation　of　the　characters。　It　is　probable　that　the　cause　of



his　death　on　the　seventh　day　was　the　unseasonable　practices



mentioned　above。　An　acute　affection。



　　CASE　VI。　The　woman　who　lodged　at　the　house　of　Tisamenas　had　a



troublesome　attack　of　iliac　passion；　much　vomiting；　could　not　keep　her



drink；　pains　about　the　hypochondria；　and　pains　also　in　the　lower



part　of　the　belly；　constant　tormina；　not　thirsty；　became　hot；



extremities　cold　throughout；　with　nausea　and　insomnolency；　urine



scanty　and　thin；　dejections　undigested；　thin；　scanty。　Nothing　could　do



her　any　good。　She　died。



　　CASE　VII。　A　woman　of　Pantimides；　from　a　miscarriage；　was　taken　ill



of　fever。　On　the　first　day；　tongue　dry；　thirst；　nausea；



insomnolency；　belly　disordered；　with　thin；　copious；　undigested



dejections。　On　the　second　day；　had　a　rigor；　acute　fever；　alvine



discharges　copious；　had　no　sleep。　On　the　third；　pains　greater。　On



the　fourth；　delirious。　On　the　seventh　she　died。　Belly　throughout



loose；　with　copious；　thin；　undigested　evacuations；　urine　scanty；　thin。



An　ardent　fever。



　　CASE　VIII。　Another　woman；　after　a　miscarriage　about　the　fifth　month；



the　wife　of　Ocetes；　was　seized　with　fever。　At　first　had　sometimes　coma



and　sometimes　insomnolency；　pain　of　the　loins；　heaviness　of　the



head。　On　the　second；　the　bowels　were　disordered；　with　scanty；　thin；



and　at　first　unmixed　dejections。　On　the　third；　more　copious；　and



worse；　at　night　did　not　sleep。　On　the　fourth　was　delirious；　frights；



despondency；　strabismus　of　the　right　eye；　a　faint　cold　sweat　about　the



head；　extremities　cold。　On　the　fifth　day；　all　the　symptoms　were



exacerbated；　talked　much　incoherently；　and　again　immediately　became



collected；　had　no　thirst；　labored　under　insomnolency；　alvine



dejections　copious；　and　unseasonable　throughout；　urine　scanty；　thin；



darkish；　extremities　cold；　somewhat　livid。　On　the　sixth　day；　in　the



same　state。　On　the　seventh　she　died。　Phrenitis。



　　CASE　IX。　A　woman　who　lodged　near　the　Liars'　Market；　having　then



brought　forth　a　son　in　a　first　and　difficult　labor；　was　seized　with



fever。　Immediately　on　the　commencement　had　thirst；　nausea；　and



cardialgia；　tongue　dry；　bowels　disordered；　with　thin　and　scanty



dejections；　had　no　sleep。　On　the　second；　had　slight　rigor；　acute



fever；　a　faint　cold　sweat　about　the　head。　On　the　third；　painfully



affected；　evacuations　from　the　bowels　undigested；　thin；　and　copious。



On　the　fourth；　had　a　rigor；　all　the　symptoms　exacerbated；



insomnolency。　On　the　fifth；　in　a　painful　state。　On　the　sixth；　in　the



same　state；　discharges　from　the　bowels　liquid　and　copious。　On　the



seventh；　had　a　rigor；　fever　acute；　much　thirst；　much　tossing　about；



towards　evening　a　cold　sweat　over　all；　extremities　cold；　could　no



longer　be　kept　warm；　and　again　at　night　had　a　rigor；　extremities　could



not　be　warmed；　she　did　not　sleep；　was　slightly　delirious；　and　again



speedily　collected。　On　the　eighth；　about　mid…day；　she　became　warm；　was



thirsty；　comatose；　had　nausea；　vomited　small　quantities　of　yellowish



bile；　restless　at　night；　did　not　sleep；　passed　frequently　large



quantities　of　urine　without　consciousness。　On　the　ninth；　all　the



symptoms　gave　way；　comatose；　towards　evening　slight　rigors；　small



vomitings　of　bile。　On　the　tenth；　rigor；　exacerbation　of　the　fever；　did



not　sleep　at　all；　in　the　morning　passed　much　urine　having　a



sediment；　extremities　recovered　their　heat。　On　the　eleventh；　vomited



bile　of　a　verdigris…green　color；　not　long　after　had　a　rigor；　and　again



the　extremities　cold；　towards　evening　a　rigor；　a　cold　sweat；　much



vomiting；　passed　a　painful　night。　On　the　twelfth；　had　copious　black



and　fetid　vomitings；　much　hiccup；　painful　thirst。　On　the　thirteenth；



vomitings　black；　fetid；　and　copious；　rigor　about　mid…day；　loss　of



speech。　On　the　fourteenth；　some　blood　ran　from　her　nose；　she　died。



In　this　case　the　bowels　were　loose　throughout；　with　rigors：　her　age



about　seventeen。　An　ardent　fever。



　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sect。　III







　　1。　The　year　was　southerly；　rainy；　no　winds　throughout。　Droughts



having　prevailed　during　the　previous　seasons　of　the　year；　the　south



winds　towards　the　rising　of　Arcturus　were　attended　with　much　rain。



Autumn　gloomy　and　cloudy；　with　copious　rains。　Winter　southerly；



damp；　and　soft。　But　long　after　the　solstice；　and　near　the　equinox；



much　wintery　weather　out　of　season；　and　when　now　close　to　the　equinox；



northerly；　and　winterly　weather　for　no　long　time。　The　spring　again



southerly；　calm；　much　rain　until　the　dog…days。　Summer　fine　and　hot；



great　suffocating　heats。　The　Etesian　winds　blew　small　and　irregular；



again；　about　the　season　of　Arcturus；　much　rains　with　north　winds。



　　2。　The　year　being　southerly；　damp；　and　soft　towards　winter；　all　were



healthy；　except　those　affected　with　phthisis；　of　whom　we　shall　write



afterwards。



　　3。　Early　in　spring；　along　with　the　prevailing　cold；　there　were



many　cases　of　erysipelas；　some　from　a　manifest　cause；　and　some　not。



They　were　of　a　malignant　nature；　and　proved　fatal　to　many；　many　had



sore…throat　and　loss　of　speech。　There　were　many　cases　of　ardent　fever；



phrensy；　aphthous　affections　of　the　mouth；　tumors　on　the　genital



organs；　of　ophthalmia；　anthrax；　disorder　of　the　bowels；　anorexia；　with



thirst　and　without　it；　of　disordered　urine；　large　in　quantity；　and　bad



in　quality；　of　persons　affected　with　coma　for　a　long　time；　and　then



falling　into　a　state　of　insomnolency。　There　were　many　cases　of　failure



of　crisis；　and　many　of　unf