Ninth Day Fever

Ninth day fever is a fever that occurs on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth days after the patient is admitted to the hospital or develops in severely infectious patients admitted to the hospital.

Day 9 fever is characterized by a critically high rise in temperature for up to 48 hours. Most patients (up to 70%) experience chills and profuse sweating. Fever can be classified as a naturally occurring condition, since it is associated with a weakening of the body's resistance. After primary clinical improvement, such patients develop an indomitable crisis with a rise in T to values ​​characterizing infectious toxicity.