A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.45

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The fevers called saṃtata, 103 satataka, 104 anyedyuṣka, 105 tṛtīyaka and caturthaka are dealt with; 106 tṛtīyaka is of three, caturthaka of two varieties (3.53cd–72). 107 A special type of viṣamajvara (irregular, intermittent fever) is the type called caturthakaviparyaya (reversed quartan fever) (3.73). 108 The five types of viṣamajvara mentioned 109 are usually caused by a combination of all three doṣas, but designated after the predominant one (3.74).