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Fig. 3. Constant fever

Fig. 4. Mild fever (remitting)

Intermittent (intermittent) fever

: temperature rises to 39–40 °C and

above followed by a rapid (in a few hours) fall below 37 °C. Fluctuations

are repeated after 48–72 hours. It is typical for malaria (three-, four-day),

cytomegalovirus infection, infectious mononucleosis, purulent infection (Fig.5).

Recurrent fever:

a sudden rise the temperature till 40 °C and more is replaced

by its fall in a few days to normal, which lasts for several days, and then the

temperature curve is repeated. It is typical for of recurrent typhus (Fig.6).

Fig. 5. Alternating fever (intermittent)