Medicine for Dengue Fever (ig m +) and Chikungunya

Patient, age 61 years old, having low grade fever worse evening time after 4 pm, lack of confidence, restlessness both mentally and physically, feels chilly wants blanket all the time. thirst is increased small quantity at larger interval. First pain started in ankle joint and wrist joint; then there were chills with fever, with burning in feet and swelling in feet.

CBC-wbc-16500, platelets-165000, other all are within normal limits. IgM dengue+, after 15 days chicken guneia +, kindly suggest the remedy. If any more question to be asked from patient, please suggest.

Chikungunya, a “dengue-like” disease with fever and rash affects mainly adults, affecting wealthy and poor, alike; while dengue mostly affects children with the fever and rash. The name “Chikungunya comes from the African, "that which bends up" since patients may experience chronic arthritis pain in several joints.

World Health Organization Chikungunya Fact Sheet
A mosquito borne viral disease causing fever and severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rashes lasting 4-8 days but can range from 2 to 12 days
There is no cure for the disease.
Relief of temporary and long term symptoms
Proximity of mosquito breeding moist areas to humans result in higher incidence
Found in Africa, Asia and the Indian subcontinent and now in Europe and the Americas.
Quick onset of fever frequently accompanied by joint pain lasting a few days or weeks.
Occasional cases of eye, neurological, heart complications, and gastrointestinal complaints.
Complications and death may result in the elderly

Dengue Resource Page

World Health Organization Dengue Fact Sheet

Tags: chikungunya, dengue, fever

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Robert Bruck on May 5, 2010 at 1:24pm

I just came back from Belize with Dengue a month ago. Wish I knew what to take!?!

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Permalink Reply by Dr Guillermo Zamora on May 5, 2010 at 3:00pm

Dear Dr Bruck - I hope you never will get an infection from another serotype of viruses, but anyway, I would like recommend you my blog about it, just to read the homeopathic part.

And thanks Dr. Santosh for this interesting tópic. I hope it could helps you too.

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Best wishes.