Types of Fever:

1. Simple Fever: In this type of fever, temperature doesnot touch normal limit in 24 hours and variation of temperature donot exceed 2-4 °F. It is noted in lobar pneumonia, enteric fever, etc.
2. Remittent Fever: In this type of fever, temperature doesnot touch normal limit in 24 hours and variation of temperature is above 2°F in 24 hours
3. Intermittent Fever: In this type of fever, fever persist for few period of time followed by drop to normal temperature and again temperature starts to rise. This type of fever is seen in human malaria, Surra, canine distemper (biphasic fever)
4. Irregular Fever: This type of fever doesnot get fixed pattern. There is daily fluctuation of temperature without any pattern. It is seen in veterinary practice as in CD, Louping ill, swine erysipelas, strangles in horse
5. Transient fever: Fever subsides within 24 hours after its development.
6. Continuous fever: Fever persist for longer period of time than simple fever. Ex; Tick-borne fever
7. Periodic fever: Periodic attack of fever alternate with febrile period.
8. Sthenic fever: High rise of temperature is accompanied with strong bounding pulse. It is observed in acute inflammatory conditions
9. Asthenic fever: There is moderate temperature with weak and quick pulse. Ex; fever in pulmonary tuberculosis