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those who recovered, so far as I know, failed to
suffer the relapses which were normal in these cases,
but all, so far as I know, recovered if their relapses
took place after this fashion. Further, I know of
none who suffered a fresh relapse after going through
the illness in the manner described above.
PART 21
XXI. In these diseases most died on the sixth
day, as did Epaminondas, Silenus and Philiscus the
son of Antagoras. Those who had the swellings by
the ears had a crisis on the twentieth day, but these
subsided in all cases without suppuration, being
diverted to the bladder. There were two cases of
suppuration, both fatal, Cratistonax, who lived near
the temple of Heracles, and the serving-maid of
Scymnus the fuller. When there was a crisis on
the seventh day, with an intermission of nine days
followed by a relapse, there was a second crisis on
the fourth day after the relapse--in the case of
Pantacles, for example, who lived by the temple of
Dionysus. When there was a crisis on the seventh
day, with an intermission of six days followed by a
relapse, there was a second crisis on the seventh day
after the relapse--in the case of Phanocritus, for
example, who lay sick at the house of Gnathon the
fuller.
PART 22
XXII. During winter, near the time of the
winter solstice, and continuing until the equinox,
the ardent fevers and the phrenitis still caused
many deaths, but their crises changed. Most cases
had a crisis on the fifth day from the outset, then
intermitted four days, relapsed, had a crisis on the
fifth day after the relapse, that is, after thirteen
days altogether. Mostly children experienced crises
thus, but older people did so too. Some had a crisis
