Dengue is a mosquito born viral infection. The infection
causes fever, headache, joint pains and maculopapular rash on the skin.in a
small section of patients it can potentially develop into life threatening
dengue hemorrhagic fever which can cause low platelet count, bleeding
tendencies and severe medical complications including death. Children and old
people are at risk.
Dengue has emerged as worldwide problem since the 1950's. The
global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades and about
half of the world’s population is at risk now. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is one
of the leading causes of death in children.
Signs
and symptoms:
It is usually characterized by high grade fever,headache,myalgia,nausea,vomiting,Enlarged
lymph nodes and maculopapular rash.Symptoms usually last for 2-7 days.Symptoms
of dengue hemorrhagic fever include bleeding tendencies due to low
platelet count,respiratory distress,abdominal pain,persistent vomiting,fatigue,restlessness
and blood in vomit.This is the critical phase for the patient and without
proper medical care this is fatal and life threatening.
Prevention:
1. Avoid
crowded places.
2. Use
mosquito repellents even in day time.
3. Cover
yourself fully when outdoors.
4. When
indoors use air condition if it’s possible.
Homeopathy medicine has been successfully used globally to
tackle the dengue epidemic.The selection of homeopathic medicine depends upon
the individual response to infection.In 1996 Delhi epidemic homeopathic
remedies eupatorium perfoliatum and Echinacea angustifoliawere used
successfully to treat dengue fever.In Homeopathy there are 25 remedies to treat
dengue commonly used medicines are arsenicum album,bryonia,Echinacea, Gelsemium,
ledum pal,rhus tox
Note: These Remedies should be taken under the supervision of qualified
Homeopathic Doctors.