A practical essay on typhous fever / By Nathan Smith.

  • Nathan Smith
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1824
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    vourablesymptom. Sometimes there appear eruptions about the mouth, these are Oph, sidered by most physicians as a good indica- tion, and I think I have generally found them SO. Peculiar There is a remarkable odour arising from odour arising from the pa- a person affected by this disease, so peculiar. prey that I feel assured that upon entering a room, blindfolded, where a person had been con- fined for any length of time, [should be able to distinguish it from all other febrile affec- tions. This is an additional circumstance in favour of the existence of the specific cause assigned above; as several other diseases which arise from contagion are attended by an odour peculiar to each, which, when once fixed in the mind, enables a person to recog- nise their presence ever after. This is strongly evinced in small-pox, measles, ma- lignant sore throat, &e, © | « Abebrbent sys’t( ae absorbents ‘ ystem is perhaps less af- tem slightly i deranged. fected than any ofr, in consequence ema- . ciation takes place rapidly. This is rather a good symptom, for I have observed that pa- tients who emaciate rapidly are more likely ak
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