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| Homeopathy And Epidemics |
In Present scenario when Novel Corona Virus is prevalent in our
society it is important to understand homeopathy and epidemics. Epidemic
diseases are acute diseases that affect many persons, with very similar
sufferings from the same cause. These diseases generally become
infectious when they prevail among thickly congregated masses of human beings.
Each and every epidemic is a peculiar one, though they have identical origin.
Like any other acute disease when left to itself they terminate either in death
or recovery of the patient. The term pandemic indicates when higher number
of people affected in much larger geographical area than epidemic.
Homeopathy And Epidemics
Homeopathy has been used to treat epidemic diseases since
the time of Hahnemann. Homeopathy has been a boon to the patients of scarlet
fever, typhus fever, yellow fever, pneumonia, cholera, influenza, hepatitis,
dengue, leptospirosis and conjunctivitis during the time of pandemic and
epidemics.From its earliest days homeopathy has been treated epidemic
diseases with a substantial rate of success, especially when
compared to conventional treatment of the day.
One of the earliest tests of homeopathic system was in the treatment of typhus fever (spread by lice) in an 1813 an epidemic which followed the devastation of Napoleon's army marching through Germany to attack Russia, followed by their retreat. When the epidemic came through Leipzig, Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy was able to treat 180 cases of typhus with mortality rate of 1.5% this at a time when conventional treatments were having a mortality rate of over 30%.
In 1830 cholera epidemic was reported coming from east, Hahnemann
was able to identify the stages. When cholera finally struck in Europe in 1831,
the mortality rate under conventional treatments was 40% and Dr. Quinin
london reported mortality rate with homeopathic treatment as 7-10%.
Homeopathy continued to be effective in the treatment of epidemic
cholera, in 1854 a cholera epidemic struck London here mortality rate with
conventional treatment was 59% and with homeopathic treatment was
9%.
During 1850, there were several epidemics of yellow fever in southern states. The disease was eventually found to be transmitted by mosquito. Mortality with allopathic care in yellow fever was between 15 to 85%. Holcome, a homeopath reported in 1853 a mortality of 6.43% in Natchez. In 1878 the mortality in new Orleans was 50% under allopathic care and 5.6% with homeopathic care in cases of yellow fever.
Another epidemic disease treated with homeopathy was Diphtheria. In record of three years of Diphtheria in New York from 1862- 1864 there was report of 83.6% mortality rate among allopaths and 16.4% mortality rate among the homeopaths. The most recent use of homeopathy in major epidemic was during influenza (Spanish flu) Pandemic of 1918. The journal of Americal Institute for homeopathy, may, 1921 had a long article about use of homeopathy in flu epidemic. At that time allopathy had mortality rate of 28.2% while flu when treated with homeopathy had a mortality rate of 1.05%.Then during previous century , there were polio epidemic in mid 1950's. The homeopathic doctors and pharmacists prescribed lathyrus sativa 30C as a prophylactic and thousand of doses were distributed nobody register a case of contagion.
From the above it is evident that homeopathy and epidemics have a history and homeopathy has been very effective in treating epidemics during 19th and early 20th centuries and will also play its part in novel coronavirus treatment in 2020.
Presently, novel coronavirus pandemic is prevailing in world which is also called Novel Covid-19 .
Corona viruses are single stranded enveloped RNA viruses that
infect a wide range of hosts including humans, bats, birds and other
mammals .Novel Coronavirus is a zoonotic disease i.e. disease transmitted
between animals and humans.
HISTORY TIME LINE OF CORONA VIRUSES:-
1. In 2002 there comes SARS-CoV transmitted from cats in china
causes severe acute respiratory syndrome.
2. In 2009 , H1N1 influenza.
3. In 2012 there was MERS-CoV (middle east respiratory syndrome) transmitted
from camels in Saudi Arabia.
4.Presently n 2019 and 2020, Novel corona virus or COVID-19 started from
Wuhan, china; known to have spread from bats.The Novel corona virus has
incubation period 2-14 days.The Novel corona virus primarily
spreads through droplets of saliva or discharge from nose when an
infected person coughs of sneezes.
Novel Corona Virus Symptoms:-
Wide range of symptoms are cough, fever and shortness of breath.
However fatigue, sputum production, myalgias, sore throat, headache,
nasal congestion and nausea/vomiting/ diarrhoea have also been reported. Other
symptoms include rhinorrhoea, chest pain, conjunctival congestion, throat
congestion, tonsillitis, lymphnode enlargement, rash, dizziness, anorexia,
abdominal pain may also be present. The elderly and those with comorbid
conditions i.e. cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic
respiratory disease, and cancer are at higher risk .
MANAGEMENT:- NOVEL CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT IN 2020.
Management of case is divided into 2 types
1. Prophylactic management
It includes hygiene and cleanliness, social distancing,
quarantine, healthy life style.
2. Case management
Its done according to case i.e. suspected, mild or severe
case.
It includes separate isolation of patient, adequate rest,
medicinal treatment, oxygen therapy.
General management includes
1.General community awareness and education to avoid
transmission;avoid social gathering.
2. Maintain 1 metre distance between yourself and others.
3. Thoroughly and regularly wash your hand with alcohol
based hand rub or wash with soap and water.
4.Use of tissue to cover mouth during sneezing and coughing.
Dispose the tissue immediately and wash your hands
5. Practice respiratory etiquette i.e. coughing into flexed
arm.
6. Avoid touching of face and mouth.
7. Stay home
8. Keep up to date on latest information from trusted
sources, such as WHO or your local and national health authorities.
9. Take good nutritious diet, regular exercise to maintain good
health.
10. Most importantly take care of your mental health, don't
panic or don't take so much stress, do meditation.
HOMEOPATHIC
APPROACH:-:- NOVEL CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT IN 2020
Each and
every epidemic disease is different from the other and every
episode of epidemic has to be treated by a homeopath as the new
one.After examining several individual cases in that area, remedy has to
be selected bases on the entire totality selected from group of
people. This can be termed as group totality, from this totality a
suitable "genus epidemicus" is selected.Genus epidemicus is the
remedy selected homeopathically to those diseases in which several people have
similar sufferings from the same cause. This genus epidemicus can be used
not only as a curative, but also as a preventive against this particular
epidemic only.
Homeopathy Medicines For Novel Corona Virus Treatment
Some
homeopathic medicines selected by various stalwarts are Camphor,
chinnimum muriaticum Grindelia , Senega, Sticta, Bryonia, Antimonium tart,
Arsenicum album, influenzinum. One of the renowned stalwart of homeopathy
Dr. Rajan Sankaran consider Camphor 1 M as curative as well as preventive
medicie for this epidemic in various areas of Iran and Italy.
ARSENICUM ALBUM 30 AND NOVEL CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT IN 2020
CCRH of AYUSH ministry of India has selected Arsenicum album 30 as
prophylactic remedy against
Novel Coronavirus Treatment in 2020 In various trials and
studies conducted by various institutions it is found Arsenicum
album 30 works as preventive homeopathic medicine boost our immunity to fight
the disease and also helpful in patients who are in panic state. It is given 2
globules (size 30 no.) morning and evening for 3 three days only.
In study of homeopathy and epidemics ,according to the principles of homeopathy i.e. laws of similar, curative remedy is according to the individuality of the patient, which is different for every individual. It depends upon what signs and symptoms are present at that time. A homeopathic physician does not consider the name of the diseases for treating the diseases as the old school does, but he treats every patient as an individual based on his peculiar symptoms. it is also advised that homeopathy medicine should be taken only after consulting and under supervision of homeopathic physician .
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