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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)