Which type of Jvara is described by chills, tremors, muscle spasms, dry mouth, insomnia, occipital headache, yawning, ringing in the ears, and a rise in low-grade fever at dusk and dawn?

• A. Pitta Jvara
• B. Kapha Jvara
• C. Vata Jvara
• D. Vishama Jvara

Answer: (C)

Vata Jvara is best matched by this constellation because it centers on signs of Vata imbalance—chill and tremors, dryness (dry mouth), restlessness (insomnia), and sensory involvement (occipital headache, yawning, ringing in the ears). The fever described is low-grade and shows a diurnal pattern, rising at dusk and again at dawn, which is characteristic of Vata-driven fever that fluctuates with the cooler parts of the day. Pitta fever would be burning and hot with thirst; Kapha fever would feel heavy and dull with sluggish symptoms; Vishama Jvara is irregular and unpredictable without a clear daily pattern. So the described features align with Vata Jvara.