<p align=”center”><strong>§ 5</strong></p>
Useful to the physician in assisting him to cure are the particulars of the most probable exciting cause of the acute disease, as also the most significant points in the whole history of the chronic disease, to enable him to discover its fundamental cause, which is generally due to a chronic miasm. In these investigations, the ascertainable physical constitution of the patient (especially when the disease is chronic), his moral and intellectual character, his occupation, mode of living and habits, his social and domestic relations, his age, sexual function, etc., are to be taken into consideration.
Audio Lecture on Aphorism Five Part 2
This lecture further explores the knowledge of physician regarding the factors that can derange health and cause disease, including occupation, life style. habits, relations, sexual functions etc.
