One-day fever from sleep and idleness

Sometimes hot vapors in the pneuma dissipate due to wakefulness and movement, and if sleep and idleness are prolonged, the vapors do not dissipate and heating of the pneuma and fever occurs.

Signs. This is indicated by previous long sleep and idleness, especially if they are not customary and took place contrary to custom; This is also indicated by the filling of the pulse coming from the vapor.

Treatment. Such patients are treated by making them sweat from the air of the bath and prescribing moderate ablutions with hot water, a meager diet, somewhat cooling and moisturizing, and moderate physical exercise. Such patients should not drink wine.