Intermittent fever

Intermittent fever is a type or pattern of fever in which there is an interval where temperature is elevated for several hours followed by an interval when temperature drops back to normal.

In addition radiological investigations like chest X-ray, abdominal ultrasonography can also be used in establishing diagnosis.

[5][6] Bouts of fever occurring daily (24-hour periodicity) for a few hours, typical of Plasmodium falciparum.

Fever occurs after an interval of three days (72-hour periodicity), typical of Plasmodium falciparum.

For treating malaria, anti-malarial drugs like quinine, chloroquine and primaquine are given.

Performance of the various types of fever
a) Fever continues
b) Fever continues to abrupt onset and remission
c) Remittent fever
d) Intermittent fever
e) Undulant fever
f) Relapsing fever