Homeopathy Medicine for Yellow Fever
With a high fever and jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin and eyes, yellow fever is a serious, potentially fatal flu-like illness that is spread by mosquitoes. It is most common in some regions of Africa and South America and is not curable, but the yellow fever vaccine can help prevent it.
Recognizing the Symptoms of Yellow Fever:
The early symptoms of the infection are similar to those of the influenza virus and appear three to six days after exposure, when symptoms of yellow fever first appear.
- headaches
- muscle aches
- joint aches
- chills
- fever
Acute Phase:
Typically, this phase lasts three to four days and presents with the following symptoms:
- headaches
- muscle aches
- joint aches
- a fever
- flushing
- a loss of appetite
- shivers
- backaches
Many people recover from yellow fever at this stage, but some people will develop a more serious form of this condition. After the acute phase is over, symptoms will start to disappear.
Toxic Phase
For up to 24 hours, the symptoms you had during the acute phase may go away; however, they will soon return, along with new and more severe symptoms.
- decreased urination
- abdominal pain
- vomiting (sometimes with blood)
- heart rhythm problems
- seizures
- delirium
- nose, mouth, and eyes are all gushing with blood
Only 15% of yellow fever patients progress to this stage of the illness, despite the fact that it is frequently fatal.
Causes
TheFlavivirusYellow fever is caused by a virus that can only be contracted by a mosquito that has already been exposed to an infected human or monkey and is passed to humans through mosquito bites.
Increased human-mosquito contact, especially in places where people haven’t received the yellow fever vaccine, can lead to small-scale epidemics of the disease. Mosquitoes breed in tropical rainforests, humid and semi-humid environments, as well as around still bodies of water.
Risk Factor
The World Health Organization Trusted Source estimates that 200,000 people worldwide contract yellow fever each year, with the majority of cases occurring in 32 African nations, including Sierra Leone and Rwanda, and 13 Latin American nations, including:
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
Diagnosis
If you’ve recently traveled and are experiencing flu-like symptoms, see your doctor right away. Your doctor will inquire about your symptoms and whether or not you’ve recently traveled; if they suspect yellow fever, they’ll order a blood test.
A sample of your blood will be examined to determine whether the virus or virus-fighting antibodies are present.
HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT
The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat yellow fever but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. Homeopathy is one of the most well-known holistic systems of medicine. The selection of remedy is based upon the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using a holistic approach.
Aconite. [Acon]
useful for treating yellow fever in its early stages, which are characterized by high fever, chills, dry skin, pounding heartbeat, and the typical mental side effects that are almost certain to be present in this illness.Great fear, anxietyworry are symptoms of all illnesses.the fear of dying, forebodingsbut anticipates his death and thinks it will be soon.Fears the futurecross the street in a group.RestlessnessThe cold stage is most noticeable, with cold sweat and an icy coldness to the face, as well as a tendency to start tossing and turning. Coldness and heat alternate, with the evenings becoming chilly shortly after going to bed.He feels the waves of cold, the thirst, the restlessness.Dry heat, red face, always there, chills if touched or exposed.
Gelsemium [Gels]
General prostration.Dizziness,drowsiness, dullness, and tremblingSlow heartbeat, physical and mental fatigueParalysisPost-diphtheritic paralysis affects a number of groups of muscles, including those surrounding the eyes, throat, chest, larynx, sphincter, extremities, etc.Muscular weaknessComplete prostration, lack of muscle coordination, generalized depression brought on by the sun’s heat, sensitivity to a falling barometer, and a host of complaints brought on by cold and dampness.He shakes so much and wants to be held.The following symptoms are present: slow, full, soft, compressible pulse; chilliness in the upper and lower back; long, exhausting heat and sweat stages; dumb-ague with severe muscle pain, severe prostration, and severe headache.Nervous chillsBilious recurrent fever accompanied by stupor, vertigo, faintness, lack of thirst, and a wave-like chill along the spine that rose from the sacrum to the occiput.
**Arsenicum. [Ars]
The patient has continued nausea and vomiting, with the vomited material consisting of bile or microsites filled with blackish or sanguinolent streaks; the face is yellow; the pulse is small, weak, and tremulous; there is much burning in the precordial region; and there is intense burning thirst, but, of course, only for small amounts of water. There is no better remedy, and it comes in most frequently in the second and third stages of the disease.
**Lachesis. [Lach]
When vomiting, abdominal tenderness, brown tongue, delirium, slow speech, nausea, offensive discharges, and black urine are present, this remedy has produced very satisfactory results in yellow fever cases. It corresponds to nerve poisoning and suits cases that don’t look good.
**Phosphorous [Phos]
Phosphorous is a close analogy to some forms, and it was used successfully in an epidemic that occurred in Rio de Janeiro. Phosphorous causes haemorrhages, jaundice, and other symptoms, and it makes you feel cold at night in your knees.lacking in energy and thirstHectic, with a small, rapid pulse; viscid night sweats; stupid delirium; profuse perspiration; but an unnatural hunger.
Crotalus. [Crot-h]
The yellow skin produced by this remedy is characteristic, and denotes blood poisoning rather than jaundice. It is very effective for treating yellow fever, and it corresponds to the stage of black vomit and blood poisoning- there is a low delirium, yellow skin and oozing of blood from every orifice of the body, even bloody sweat is occasionally present.
**Carbo vegetabilis. [Carb-v]
According to Hering, this remedy more than any other medication corresponds to yellow fever in its entirety of action. It is appropriate for the third stage of the disease, which is characterized by collapse, coldness, an extremely foetid discharge, and significant exhaustion of the vital forces.
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