{"id":47263,"date":"2020-12-20T04:14:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/?p=47263"},"modified":"2022-01-05T03:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T03:22:15","slug":"role-of-homoeopathy-in-epidemic-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/role-of-homoeopathy-in-epidemic-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of homoeopathy in epidemic disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dr Bikash Biswas ABSTRACT: <\/b>Hahnemann constantly worked on this type of condition in his era. In epidemic diseases there was always a strong proof that homoeopathic medicine can be the only way out that scenario. In recent times pandemic<\/span> (COVID) <\/span>situation all over the world, homoeopathic medicines prescribed the on basis of similia, patients can be<\/span> recovered.<\/span><\/p>\n KEYWORDS: <\/b>Homoeopathy, Epidemic disease. INTRODUCTION Outbreak : <\/b>an outbreak is a sudden increase in the <\/span>occurrence of an infectious disease in a particular <\/span>time and place<\/span>[1]<\/sup><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Hahnemannian concept of epidemic disease Calamities of\u00a0<\/span> war , inundations and <\/span>famine are causes of epidemic disease<\/span>[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n EPIDEMIC DISEASE: <\/b><\/span>An<\/span> epidemic<\/span> usually<\/span> affecting<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> proportion<\/span> of the population occurring over a wide geographic area such as section of nation ,entire nation, a <\/span>continent or the<\/span> world<\/span>[3]<\/sup><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n TYPES:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Common source epidemics : <\/b><\/span>point source<\/span> epidemics<\/span>[3 <\/sup><\/span>multiple<\/span> source<\/span> epidemics<\/span>[3]<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> slow<\/span> epidemics<\/span>[3]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n Propagated epidemics<\/b><\/span>[3] : <\/sup><\/b><\/span>Person to person<\/span> [3] <\/sup><\/span>Anrthropod<\/span> epidemics<\/span>[3]<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Animal reservoir<\/span>[3] <\/sup><\/span>covid -19:2019-2020 to be continued<\/span><\/p>\n CURRENT BURDEN OF HEALTH<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Corona virus <\/b><\/span>[4]<\/sup><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n INCUBATION PERIOD Transmission of corona virus, covid -19 <\/b><\/span>[8] HOMOEOPATHIC POINT OF VIEW IN EPIDEMIC DISEASE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF TREATMENT OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES IN<\/b><\/span> <\/b>HOMOEOPATHY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n SAMUEL HAHNEMANN – <\/b><\/span>HISTORY OF SMOOTH SCARLATINA EPIDEMICS SCARLET FEVER OF SYDENHAM HAHNEMANNIAN CONCEPT OF <\/b><\/span>COLLECTIVE <\/b><\/span>DISEASE \u00a0\u2018several cases of every such collective disease that he can become conversant with the totality of its signs & symptoms\u2019<\/b><\/span>[12]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n HAHNEMANIAN CONCEPT OF <\/b><\/span>UNCURED <\/b><\/span>EPIDEMIC INTERMITTENT<\/b><\/span> <\/b>FEVER
\nDr Sanjukta<\/span> Mandal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAbbreviations: <\/b>ILI- Influenza like illness <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>E<\/b><\/span>pidemic disease
\n<\/b><\/span>Epi= upon; demon=<\/span> people.
\n<\/span>The<\/span> unusual<\/span> occurrence<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> community<\/span> of region of disease, specific health related <\/span>behavior, outbreak in large<\/span> no<\/span>[1]<\/sup><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>It attacks several persons, with similar sufferings <\/span>from same cause<\/span>[2]<\/sup><\/span>. <\/span>Generally becomes infectious when <\/span>prevailing among the thickly congregated mass <\/span>of human beings<\/span>[2]<\/sup><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/b><\/span>The incubation period : 2-14 days after exposure<\/span> [7]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/sup><\/b><\/span>Person to person<\/span>[8]<\/sup><\/b><\/span> <\/b>Highly contagious<\/span>[8]<\/sup><\/b><\/span> <\/b>from droplets<\/span>[8]
\n<\/sup><\/b><\/span>From touch of the objects which are touched by infected persons, touching mouth,<\/span> nose,eyes<\/span>[8]
\n<\/sup><\/b><\/span>Asymptomatic person can transmit without showing any symptoms<\/span>[8]<\/sup><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>In conventional system to prevent the burden of the epidemic diseases vaccination was the only way<\/span> out.
\n<\/span>But Homoeopathic remedy will allow the vital force immediately to deal with any acute exposure or attack of epidemic diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>In 1801, smooth scarlatina of Sydenham<\/span>[9]<\/sup><\/span> attacked epidemically all children, who escaped in former epidemic. In epidemic in Konigslutter , all children who took belladonna in a very small dose remained unaffected by it as it protects from epidemic attack<\/span>[10]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>In year 1801 a kind of purpura miliaris (roodvonk),which came from west, was by physician confounded with scarlet fever, notwithstanding that they exhibit totally different symptoms, that the latter found its prophylactic and curative remedy in belladonna ,the former in aconite<\/span>[11]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>First case of epidemic may not give the complete<\/span> picture<\/span>[12]. <\/sup><\/span>Close observation of several cases the physician obtains the totality of symptoms of the<\/span> epidemic<\/span>[12]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>Develops psora internally by maltreatment<\/span>[13]
\n<\/sup><\/span>Will<\/span> be<\/span> cured<\/span> by<\/span> minute<\/span> &<\/span> rarely<\/span> repeated dose of sulphur or heper sulph in high potency<\/span>[13]<\/sup><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n