diately got an aguish attack. llis temperature was observed morning and evening, regularly, since the 9th July, and according to the indications of the thermoneter (one of Louis Cassella's delicate registering instruments, divided to read "tenths" of a degree) quinine was administered. with the effect, apparently, of staving off an attack of ague, whenever it became imminent. The treatment bega...

To elucidate climate-driven changes in leaf-out phenology and their implications for species invasions, we observed and experimentally manipulated leaf out of invasive and native woody plants in Concord, MA, USA. Using observations collected by Henry David Thoreau (1852-1860) and our own observations (2009-2013), we analyzed changes in leaf-out timing and sensitivity to temperature for 43 woody...

Clinical Vignette Case 1 A 65-year-old man from northern Wisconsin, presented to the clinic with complaints of fever, chills, myalgias and severe fatigue. He lived on a farm and frequently visited the woods for hiking. On examination he was found to be febrile without hepatosplenomegaly or lymphadenopathy. His hemoglobin was 8 g/dL, white count was 2.8 with 1100 neutrophils, and the platelet co...

B. Clinical Description Symptoms: Legionellosis has two distinct forms: Legionnaires’ disease, which is the more severe form of the infection, and Pontiac fever, which is milder. The most common initial symptoms for Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever are anorexia, myalgia, malaise and headache. This is rapidly followed by fever (up to 102  105 F.), chills and a non-productive cough. Other...

A 21 year old boy with borderline lepromatous leprosy and normal glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase activity developed haemolytic anaemia, hepatitis and agranulocytosis following 19 weeks of multi-bacillary multi-drug therapy. With early administration of antibiotics and G-CSF our patient recovered without residual complications. All patients taking dapsone should be warned to discontinue the dr...

Acute HIV infection (AHI) is often marked by nonspecific and vague complaints, which make detection difficult. An 18-year-old man presented with one week history of subjective fevers with chills, nonproductive cough and generalized body aches. He was found to have rhabdomyolysis due to AHI. This report adds the most thoroughly investigated case of AHI-associated rhabdomyolysis to date, having r...

Copyright © 2012 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 30-year-old woman calls you to report a 2-day history of worsening dysuria and urinary urgency and frequency. She reports having no fever, chills, back pain, or vaginal irritation or discharge. One month ago, you treated her with a 3-day course of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole for presumptive cystitis, and her symptoms resolved. She is otherwise...

: In this study, we report a rare presentation of COVID-19 virus, as febrile seizure. The patient was 13-month-old girl with Fever the had started three days ago. Also, chills for five minutes in addition to cyanosis and tachycardia. On primary evaluation, active urine analysis showed pyelonephritis. After complete diagnosed positive case based on polymerase chain reaction using nasopharyngeal ...

In this brief paper, we consider one case of the Covid-19 virus. The virus was contracted in December 2019 and has flared up about 15 times since then. That is approximately every three weeks must suffer through chills, fever, lung infection etc. There appears to be no immunity once contracted. I wonder if vaccines will work.