Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an Alpha virus that is transmitted to humans by the infective bite of the
Aedes aegyptii mosquito.These mosquitoes bite humans aggressively during the day.They breed in stagnant water.
Pasteur Institute in Paris, in its recent research work has gathered data, which shows that this alpha virus has undergone certain transformations, called mutations, enabling its transmission by another mosquito named
Aedes albopictus, generally referred as the ‘Tiger Mosquito’.
Chikungunya infection is very similar to ‘Yellow Fever’, which is again transmitted by the same mosquito(Aedes aegyptii).Chikungunya is not fatal, and a person suffering from this infection is believed to develop life long immunity.
The origin of the term Chikungunya can be traced back to an African language ‘Makonde’ spoken by the ‘Makonde’ people, an ethnic group in Southeast Tanzania and Northern Mozambique. ‘Makonde’ in African language means "that which bends up" referring to the bent posture resulting from the arthritic symptoms of the disease.
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Influenzum 200 together with Eup. perf 200 taken both for prophylactic treatment as well as for acute symptoms of chicken gunya.
Homoeopathy has a good scope in dealing with Chikungunya. homoeopathic prescription deals with proper case taking and dispensing appropriate medicines. Thanks, Dr.Mani Iyer
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