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The appearance of signs of illness some time after contracting the evil. In such cases, the evil is called a latent qì. Lockjaw (tetanus) and rabies, which result from wounds and dog bites respectively, are associated with an initial period of latency. Latent summerheat and latent qì warm disease are externally contracted febrile diseases that lie latent in the body before emerging.

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