Points in the Treatment of the Complications of Enteric Fever
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as in influenza, but still serious enough for the patient, and not the least striking feature about it is the sudden manner of its invasion, and the ease with which its advent may be overlooked. There may have been only a suspicion of cough, but the slightest tendency in that direction is significant and necessitates examination of the chest. As the temperature with this condition necessarily remains high, the question of treatment is now important. If the medical attendant is an advocate of the cold bath, or cold pack with or without iced water for the reduction of
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