Excerpt from Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 of 4I shall not attempt to give a definition of fever. It appears in so many different forms, that a just view of it can only be given in a minute detail of all of its symptoms and states.In order to render the outlines of fever, which I am about to deliver, more simple and intelligible, it will be necessary to. Premise a few general propositions.I. Fevers of all kinds are preceded by general debility. This debility is natural or accidental. The former is the effect of the sanguineous predisposition, and exists at all times in many constitutions. The latter is induced.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.