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Definition of Quintan fever
1. Noun. (medicine archaic) An intermittent fever returning every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days. ¹
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Medical Definition of Quintan fever
1. A louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of world war i (and so called trench fever), again a major problem in the military in world war II, seen endemically in mexico, n. Africa, e, europe, and elsewhere. The cause, rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or conjunctiva (whites of the eyes). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Quintan means recurring every 5 days and refers to the fever. Also called five-day fever. Other names include wolhynia fever, shin bone fever, meuse fever, his' disease, his-werner disease, werner-his disease. (12 Dec 1998)
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