The Book of Fevers

The Book of Fevers (Kitāb al-ḥummayāt) is a strong candidate for the most important Arabic medical work on this topic. It deals with different types of fevers, categorizing and describing the various types. In ancient and medieval medicine, fever was thought of as a disease of its own, rather than as a symptom of an underlying condition. As with most medieval medical works, this text relies on the writings of Galen and Hippocrates. This work was frequently used in medieval medical practice and was studied in European medical schools until the fifteenth century. It was translated into Latin once, Spanish once, and Hebrew twice. It was also summarized and reworked several times.