Dengue fever is nowadays becoming a common viral fever. The principal agent causing the dengue fever is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It breeds in stagnated water. When an infected mosquito bites a human being, the virus enters with the body, and it takes 2-7 days to produce symptoms.
It usually occurs in children. In mild case, there are thrombocytopenia and low hemoglobin. But in severe case, blood pressure goes down, and pulse become weak then there is leakage of blood. So on the skin bleeding spots (ecchymotic patches) appear, and there is bleeding from the nose also. All these occur after 3-4 days of fever. And also bleeding may occur in the gastrointestinal tract.
In adult, dengue hemorrhagic syndrome occurs rarely, but if it occurs, it is fatal. There is bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, liver function is affected as evidence by elevated liver enzyme, and blood abnormalities.
Homeopathic treatment is highly effective, and since it is treating according to symptom similarity, it prevents the further complications also. There are effective medicines in homeopathy like Eupatorium, Rhus tox, Bryonia, etc. Medicines are selected according to the symptom similarity hence from individual to individual the medicine may change and depending up on the vitality of the patient the potency as well changes. So homeopathy is highly recommended for the treatment of dengue fever.
These bacteria are common in wild animals and especially the common rat in our places. The bacteria lodge in the kidney of these animals without causing any symptoms, and they are shed through the urine in massive numbers.
The bacteria can enter the body of the human being even though the intact skin and mucous membrane and especially through the cuts and abrasion. When the bacteria enter the body, it spread throughout the body, and the liver, kidney and brain are especially affected.
After 1-2 weeks after the entry of the bacteria, the symptom begins to appear.
There are four main type of presentation.
Bacteraemic Leptospirois
In certain groups, the symptoms are non specific. There is fever, body pain, tenderness of calf muscles and back, severe head ache, photophobia, and sometimes diarrhoea and vomiting.
The most important physical sign is the redness of the eyes. By about a week, the disease may subside by itself or changes into another form.
Aseptic meningitis
Here the causative bacteria are L canicola, and in early stage, it is difficult to identify from viral meningitis.
The diagnosis is from lab examinations. There is abnormal liver function test, neutrophil count is increased, presence of albumin and casts in the urine.
Icteric leptospirosis-(Weil’s disease)
Weil’s disease is highly fatal and is characterized by fever, haemorrhages, jaundice and impaired renal functions. Redness of eyes is a frequent feature. There is bleeding under the skin and large areas of ‘red spots can be seen on the skin. In severe cases, bleeding occurs through the nose, and there is blood in urine, stool, and bleeding into lungs also. The liver is enlarged, and the renal failure is evidenced by the decreased or complete stoppage of urine. And there are albumin and blood in urine.
Pulmonary syndrome
It is characterized by spitting of blood (hemoptysis) and respiratory failure.
Diagnosis
Management
Avoid contacting with stagnated water, especially in monsoon seasons.
Homeopathic treatment is highly recommended for the Leptospirosis as well Weil’s disease. Since homeopathic treatment is based on symptom similarity, exact medicines can be prescribed if the disease is changed to various stages. Usually in the beginning homeopathic medicines such as Belladona, Rhus tox, Baptesia, etc. is prescribed because the symptoms exactly match with the symptoms of above medicines. And even if disease changes at different stages, depending on the symptoms, medicines changes to Phosphorus, Lachesis, etc. In short homeopathic medicines are highly effective in Leptospirosis
FILARIASIS
Filariasis is caused by the bite of an
infected mosquito. After a bite, the larvae are inoculated into the blood of
human being, and these larvae develop into an adult worm. The adult worm is 2
-50cm long. These adult worms after mating produce millions of microfilariae,
and it migrate to blood or skin.
The microfilariae survive 2-3 years,
and adult worms survive for about 10-15 years.
The filarial worms’ wuchereria bancrofti
and brugia malayi causes hydrocele and elephantiasis. Culex mosquitos spread
the worms. The adult worm lives in lymphatics and female produce microfilariae,
which come to the peripheral blood during the night.
The factors causing the lymphatic filariasis
are the living adult worm, and inflammatory response is caused by the death of
the adult worm, microfilariae and the secondary infections. Death of adult
worms results in acute filarial lymphangitis. And even after the death of the worms'
obstruction of lymphatic continues. Microfilariae are one of the major causes
of pulmonary eosinophilia.
Clinical
feature
High-grade fever, pain and tenderness
and redness along the course of inflamed lymphatic vessels. It lasts for a few
days, but may recur at frequent intervals. Inflammations of the testes and
spermatic cord are common. The acute symptoms may subside within days but recur
at frequent intervals. And finally the swelling become permanent. And the
swelling becomes hard and will not pit on pressure, and the skin become rough
and corrugated and form into the typical elephantiasis or elephant leg.
Investigations.
Blood examination-
There is eosinophilia.
Presence of microfilariae in blood
examination at night.
Ultra sound of the scrotum may
sometimes show the movement of the adult worms.
Treatment
Diethylcarbamazine is the treatment in
allopathy. The dying microfilariae may cause allergic symptoms like fever,
headache, nausea, vomiting and pain joints.
Homeopathic
treatment
In early stages homeopathic medicines
are highly effecting in controlling the acute episodes. The acute symptoms are
managed according to symptoms, and the recurrence is prevented by miasmatic
remedy. According to homeopathic philosophy, the worm infestation belongs to
psoric miasm. The acute episodes are followed by antipsoric remedies. But when
the symptoms are advanced like the elephantiasis and large hydrocele, only temporary
relief is possible. And in severe case, the hydrocele should get operated.
And homeopathic can also safely be
given along with allopathic medicines.