The US faces a threat from a disease that has spread to many countries across the world. Homoeopathy can help in curing and preventing chikungunya.
We could be eventually facing another mosquito-borne disease soon that is
much more serious than the West Nile Virus ever was. It is called Chikungunya. It is a form of viral fever caused by an alpha virus. It is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris indicates that the virus has mutated and can now be transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito. It is now a global threat as the Asian tiger mosquito is found in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the mosquito species tends to live in southeastern regions east of the Mississippi but has been found as far as Texas, Minnesota and New Jersey.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms are pain of small joints such as at the knee, ankle, hands and feet. The pain is described as debilitating and can be crippling. There is often a fever up to 102.0 degrees followed by a rash involving the limbs and trunk. There is sometimes nausea and vomiting. There can be headache, insomnia and extreme fatigue that can last several weeks. There have been reports of sublingual (under the tongue) hemorrhage and ecchymotic (bruising) spots on the skin.
HOW DIAGNOSIS IS MADE?
The diagnosis is made through blood tests. Specialized serology testing is necessary in order to distinguish it from the plague and dengue fever.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT
Homeopathy may offer remedies, which may help. These include: Arnica, Belladona, Bryonia, Cedro, China, Influenzinum and Rhus-tox. Many homeopaths consider Eupatorium Perfoliatum as a possible preventive remedy.
We could be eventually facing another mosquito-borne disease soon that is much more serious than the West Nile Virus ever was. It is called Chikungunya. It is a form of viral fever caused by an alpha virus. It is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris indicates that the virus has mutated and can now be transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito. It is now a global threat as the Asian tiger mosquito is found in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the mosquito species tends to live in southeastern regions east of the Mississippi but has been found as far as Texas, Minnesota and New Jersey.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms are pain of small joints such as at the knee, ankle, hands and feet. The pain is described as debilitating and can be crippling. There is often a fever up to 102.0 degrees followed by a rash involving the limbs and trunk. There is sometimes nausea and vomiting. There can be headache, insomnia and extreme fatigue that can last several weeks. There have been reports of sublingual (under the tongue) hemorrhage and ecchymotic (bruising) spots on the skin.
HOW DIAGNOSIS IS MADE?
The diagnosis is made through blood tests. Specialized serology testing is necessary in order to distinguish it from the plague and dengue fever.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT
Homeopathy may offer remedies, which may help. These include: Arnica, Belladona, Bryonia, Cedro, China, Influenzinum and Rhus-tox. Many homeopaths consider Eupatorium Perfoliatum as a possible preventive remedy.
