Quartan

or FourTH DAY AGUE. Of this species of ague, as well as the other kinds, there are several varieties noticed. by authors. The most frequent of these are, 1. The double quartan, with two paroxysms or fits on the first day, none on the second and third, and two again on the fourth day. @. The double quartan, with a paroxysm on the first day, another on the second, but none on the third. 3. The triple quartan, with three paroxysms every fourth day. 4. The triple quartan, with a slight paroxysm every day, every fourth paroxysm being similar. See also FeBRis 1N TERM IT TENS, and NosoLtoGcy.