Al-Razi (Rhazes, 864-930) on Smallpox and Measles
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
on
SMALLPOX AND MEASLES
In al-Judari wa al-Hasbah, Al-Razi [Rhazes, 864-930] distinguished smallpox from measles for the first time in medical history. This passage shows his skill as a medical observer, a competence on which he placed great importance.
The eruption of the smallpox is preceded by a continued fever, pain in the back, itching in the nose and terrors in the sleep.
These are the more peculiar symptoms of its approach, especially a pain in the back with fever;
then also a pricking which the patient feels all over his body;
a fullness of the face, which at times comes and goes;
an inflamed color, and vehement redness in both cheeks;
a redness of both the eyes, heaviness of the whole body;
great uneasiness, the symptoms of which are stretching and yawning;
a pain in the throat and chest, with slight difficulty in breathing and cough;
a dryness of the breath, thick spittle and hoarseness of the voice;
pain and heaviness of the head;
inquietude, nausea and anxiety;
(with this difference that the inquietude, nausea and anxiety are more frequent in the measles than in the smallpox; while on the other hand, the pain in the back is more peculiar to the smallpox than to the measles;)
heat of the whole body;
an inflamed colon, and shining redness, especially an intense redness of the gums.
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This note is a supplement to "The Arab Roots of the European Medicine," by David W. Tschanz.
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Biography of Al-Razi (Rhazes)
Biography of Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
Biography of Al-Zahravi (Albucasis)
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