烧热病是20余年来发生于我国部分棉产区农村的一个新病种。我们通过对全国主要发病地区广泛的病因调查,并结合临床观察、实验研究和预防实践,终于查明本病是较长期大量食用粗制生棉油(其主要毒性成分为棉酚)所致的慢性中毒性疾病。本文介绍了病区粗制生棉油制油工艺的三种类型;并论述了确定本病病因的主要根据。 Burning fever is a new type of disease that has occurred in some rural areas in some cotton-producing areas in our country for more than 20 years. Through extensive investigation into the etiology of major disease areas in the country and combined with clinical observations, experimental studies and preventive practices, we finally identified the disease as being caused by the chronic consumption of crude raw cottonseed oil (its main toxic component is gossypol) Chronic toxic diseases. This article describes the ward crude raw cotton oil-making process of the three types; and discusses the main basis for determining the cause of the disease.