Visham jvara (Recurrent or irregular fever) in Sushruta Samhita

Visham jvara (fever) is described in the Samhita in Utt. 39, 30, 32, 110-128.
Such recurrent or repeated fits of jvara (fever) are caused due to the presence of toxic or morbid substances in the body system, due to intake of wrong articles in the diet or due to psychological causes like strong stress, grief etc.
Six types of visham jvara have been described in the Samhita. The symptoms and periodicity of recurrence of jvara (fever) differs in these six types. In all types, the jvara (fever) runs its appointed time course until the causing condition is consumed by the jvara (fever) and eliminated from the body system. Special febrifuge mixtures, tonics etc. (Utt. 39, 110-120) are also prescribed to give immediate relief as well as long term benefits
All treatments for general jvara described in the Samhita are applied for relief from pain and troublesome conditions in the body. These also conserve vitality of the body until body system cures itself. All 6 types of visham jvara are presribed same methods without any specific treatments SANTATA JVARA (REMITTANT FEVER=PARATYPHOID?) (Utt. 39, 30)-
This is continuous jvara (fever) with a high skin temperature and daily periodicity. It lasts for 7, 10 or 12 days with two distint aggravations in the course of day and night. ANYEDUH JVARA (Utt. 39, 31)-
This type is characterised by jvara (fever) every day followed by remission. TRITIYAKA JVARA (Utt. 39, 25)-
This type is characterised by jvara (fever) every third day. CHATURTHAKA JVARA (Utt. 39, 25)-
This type is characterised by jvara (fever) every FOURTH day. PRALEPAKA JVARA (Utt. 39, 22)-
This type is characterised by slow jvara (fever) every day in which there is a gradual loss of bodily elements producing emaciation, weakness, loss of vitality and ultimately death as in case of shosha (consumption). VIPARYAYA JVARA (Utt. 39, 23)-
This type is caused due to deranged bodily doshas being simultaneously located in two or four seats of the deranged bodily kapha.
It is characterised by sudden and irregular attacks of jvara (fever) with high temperature without any specially weakening effect on the system. This type is generally very hard to cure.

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