The name Chikungunya comes from an African Makonde language means ‘that which bends up’” The disease was given its name because it led to the affected persons walking in a stooped posture due to intense joint and muscle pains. Chikungunya is a viral infection caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Like dengue, it is also transmitted to humans after being bitten by the Aedes mosquito infected with this virus. Compared to dengue which is a serious infection, Chikungunya is usually not serious or fatal but the joint pains caused by it can be really nerve–wracking and disabling. High fever and joint pains are the most common symptoms of chikungunya. One infection with chikungunya virus gives lifelong immunity means a person cannot get this infection twice in his/her life.
Homeopathic Treatment
The homeopathic mode of treatment ensures complete relief from the symptoms of Chikungunya fever. It can be treated very effectively with natural homeo medicines that are made of natural substances and have no side-effects. The homeopathic treatment for Chikungunya fever is absolutely safe and can only benefit the patient, never harm. The aim of the homeopathic mode of treatment is to provide complete symptomatic relief to the patients. These medicines are also highly effective to manage chronic Chikungunya arthritis. The same medicines help in giving relief from the joint pains during the acute phase, and in some cases that may otherwise trouble a patient for months or even years.
The homeopathic medicines for treating Chikungunya fever are selected based upon the unique individual symptoms.
Top Homeopathic Medicines for Chikungunya Fever
1. Polyporus Pinicola – Top Medicine For Chikungunya Fever
Polyporus Pinicola is a leading homeopathic medicine for Chikungunya fever. It works best and manages fever with joint pains and headache. With fever – chills and shivers are felt. The joint pains are distinctly present in ankles, knees, hip, elbow, wrist, and finger joints. Fingers may be stiff as well. Restlessness may attend along with joint pains at night time. In some cases, back pain, and pain in the legs may be present. Those who need Polyporus Pinicola have severe headache along with confusion in head with a hot flushed face. Constant nausea may also be present.
2. Eupatorium Perfoliatum – To Manage Fever And Pains
Eupatorium Perfoliatum effectively manages high fever with severe pains. Pains can be in joints, bones, muscles, and the back. Those who need it feels as if the bones are broken. Chills are also accompanied along with pains all over the body. Vomiting specifically after chills may occur. Along with the above-mentioned symptoms there is excessive weakness, and fatigue.
3. Bryonia Alba – To Manage Fever, Joint / Muscle Pains Worse With Motion
Bryonia is a natural medicine to help manage fever and joint / muscle pains. The foremost feature to use this medicine is worsening of joint or muscle pains from movement and relief after complete rest. The joints along with pain are swollen and feel warm. In some cases, warm application on joints offers relief from the pain. During fever, chills are distinctly present. There is increased thirst and the mouth goes dry.
4. Rhus Tox – To Manage Joint Pains, Muscle Pain, Backache
Rhus Tox is an excellent remedy to control joint pains and muscle pain in case of fever. It can be given for pain in any joint of the body. A key feature to use Rhus Tox is worsening of joint pains while resting and relief from movement. The joints show stiffness along with pain. Backache during fever can also be relieved by Rhus Tox. Chills accompanying the fever are also noted that alternate with heat in the body. Rhus Tox is also indicated to manage chronic Chikungunya arthritis.
5. Actaea Spicata – To Manage Small Joint Pain
It is a wonderful remedy to help in case of pain in small joints. Pain in small joints including the wrist, fingers, ankle, and toe. The affected joint may be swollen as well. Pain gets worse upon touching and moving the affected joint.
6. Arnica – To Manage Sore Bruised Pains
This natural remedy is perfect to manage pains that are sore and bruised which means the affected part pains upon being touch. It feels as if the part under pain is being hit hard or beaten. Pain can be generalised, or in some joint or muscle or back. Arnica can be used to manage pain during the acute phase, and it can also be administered in case of pain that lasts for longer duration, particularly, at the time one is making a recovery from infection.
7. Gelsemium – To Manage Weakness, Muscle Pain, Headache
Gelsemium is a herbal medicine to manage weakness in Chikungunya. Those needing it have marked weakness and desire to lie down. They have excessive drowsiness and sleepiness. Chill along with shivering is marked. Usually, a person does not feel thirsty. Pain in muscles is prominent along with headache and heaviness in eyes.
8. Belladonna – To Manage Headache, Fever And Red Rash
Belladonna is the top medicine for managing headache. In cases requiring it, pain is mostly felt on the sides of the head (temples). Relief by tight bandage is a sign for using Belladonna. Pain may get worse from noise and light. There is fever with intense heat in body and body feels burning hot when touched. Belladonna is also indicated to manage reddish rash on skin along with above features. It is also recommended to manage conjunctivitis with redness of eye and burning pains.
9. Arsenic Album – To Manage Weakness And Fever
Arsenic Album is brilliant medicine to manage weakness and fever. Those needing it have so much weakness that they even cannot stand without feeling weak. They feel like lying down all the time. Internal chills are felt during fever. However, on touching the body form outside, it feels hot. Anxiety and restlessness accompany fever. Thirst for small quantity of water at very small intervals is felt.
10. Ipecac – For Relieving Nausea And Vomiting
Ipecac is considered the best natural homeopathic remedy for providing relief from nausea and vomiting. It can be used for persistent nausea and vomiting during Chikungunya Fever. Homeopathic medicine Ipecac always shows its worth in providing relief from nausea and vomiting. The tongue is usually found to be almost clean in most cases.
11. Euphrasia – For Managing Conjunctivitis
Euphrasia is a well-indicated homeopathic medicine for managing conjunctivitis in a person with chikungunya infection. The symptoms of redness, watering, burning, itching in eyes get relieved by using Euphrasia.
Cause And Transmission Of Chikungunya
Chikungunya is caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). It is transmitted to humans via bite from mosquito of aedes genus – Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti which are already infected with this virus. Such mosquitoes contract this virus when they bite a human being who has this virus in his blood. It can also spread by coming in contact with blood of infected person. It can also spread from a pregnant mother having chikungunya infection to the baby.
What Are The Symptoms Of Chikungunya?
The symptoms of Chikungunya viral infection start to appear around 3 to 7 days after mosquito bite. Recovery usually occurs in about a week or two but joint pains may linger on for long in some. The symptoms are as follows:
Most common symptoms are:
1.High fever above 102°F : The fever in Chikungunya infection usually subsides within three to four days
2. Joint pains: These occur in more than 85% of the cases. Multiple joints get affected here. Joint pain is symmetrical means if one joint wrist is affected on one side, then same joint on other side gets affected as well. The joints may also show swelling and stiffness. The joint pains continue for weeks, few months and even years in a few persons (approx. 40 % of persons) having this infection. This is then referred as Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis.
Other symptoms are as follows:
1. Rash on skin:In about 50% cases, the rash appears on the skin. The rash is red at times with small bumps. The rash may be localised to one body part or it may affect even 90% of body skin.
2. Headache, muscle pain, fatigue
3. Sometimes there may be abdomen pain, nausea, vomiting, conjunctivitis (inflamed conjunctiva – membrane that covers white of eyes and eyelids) and backache.
What Are Its Complications?
In most cases, no complications arise but in some cases, they may arise. Those at risk are persons with diabetes, high blood pressure, elderly people, young children. The complications include inflammation in various body parts like inflammation in liver (hepatitis), inflammation of kidneys (nephritis), inflamed retina of eyes or uveitis (inflammation of middle layer of eyewall), inflammation of spinal cord / membranes of brain. A complication may arise in the form of bleeding from any body part, cranial nerves function loss and Guillain barre syndrome (an autoimmune disorder affecting nervous system beginning with weakness in feet / lower legs usually that spread up that may progress to paralysis) .
Diagnosis of Chikungunya
1. The main recommended test is Serological test ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays) to rule IgM and IgG antibodies to chikungunya virus. It is a blood test. In chikungunya fever IgM antibodies can be detected 3 to 4 days following symptom start and remain for 3 to 4 months. IgG antibodies are detectable 6 to 7 days post symptom onset and persist for many years.
2. Virological test: RT-PCR(reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction). It is a rapid method to detect chikungunya virus in blood.
3. In addition to the above, in CBC (complete blood count) lymphocyte count is found to be less.
Chikungunya Vs Dengue Fever
Both Chikungunya and Dengue are viral infections transmitted to human beings by bite of an infected mosquito of Aedes genus. But dengue is a much serious infection and can turn fatal if not treated carefully and timely, while chikungunya is not usually fatal and a person recovers in a week or two. In both these infections, high fever and joint pains are prominent but in dengue, pain behind eye is highly characteristic. Additionally, in dengue, bleeding from various body parts like under skin from the nose, gums, rectum can occur if the platelets get lowered (called dengue hemorrhagic fever) which usually is not the case with chikungunya. As both Chikungunya and Dengue have common symptoms of high fever and joint pain in the initial phase, so confirmed diagnosis cannot be made alone on symptom picture and blood tests are required to confirm whether it is dengue or chikungunya.
Preventive Tips
1. The best preventive tip to prevent chikungunya infection is to prevent a mosquito bite.
2. Control mosquito breeding.
3. Wear full sleeves clothes and clothes that cover the entire legs when going outside.
4. Throw away unused containers holding water. Properly clean the necessary water-holding containers regularly and keep them covered.
5. Use insect repellants that have DEET or picaridin.
6. Use mosquito net to prevent mosquito bites.
Sir
My wife age about 58 years last year had
Chikunguniya. Since last year she is suffering
from severe Chikungunia pain. All type allopathic
medicines have been tried and she had taken
all reputed doctors in Delhi but no relief .
Doctors have told that she had developed auto
immune system in which antibodies developed
during her illness are causing pain in the tendons
of her muscles attached to bones which is causing stiffness in the body. She cannot sit , move her legs and hands. Kindly suggest some homeopathic medicines.
I have a chikungunya pain, so please ask me which homeo medicine i use..
Dear Dr, Sharma,
Please let me know the remedy for the prevention from Chikungunya
Government of India should investigate ,if Really chkyunguniya in India is man made by neighbouring country Pakistan…..India should very very sever action against Pakistan….. other wise wise
My 14 year small brother chid suffering from chikinguniya from 3 month .He is having countinued with fever and server pain in joint (more in knee and wrist plese sir information and your contect no or address
HI Dr.
I am suffering post chikungunya joint pain. I got fever in january but joint pain still there. Which medicine I should take? I would be grateful if you tell me the name of the medicine.
Hi i live in portland.just back from india suffering from chikunguniya.pl give remedy for severe joint and body psin, rash and fatigue. Also how to get these medicines
my 10 year child suffering from chikongunia from 10 days. He is having continued with fever and severe pain in joints (more in knee, and wrist joints)
now he has more rashes all over the body . especially in hands, chest and back .
please suggest me best homeo now .
Hi Dr., My mother aged 70 have this chicken gunia fever last week, know there is no fever but severe pain in joints (more in knee joints) specially at night is persistent along with dry mouth and sleepless condition along with weakness , she is hypertensive, angina, and osteoarthritis patient, kindly suggest medicine at earliest highly appreciated
My brother suffering from chikungunya…he have seviriour joint pains…he can’t wake up and sit easily …what is best homeopathic medicine for this
Respected sir, my mother age is 63, she got chikanguniya. After this she is suffering from severe bone joint pain, we consult to homeopathic Dr. He suggested rush tox 200,but there is no relief, pls suggest the perfect medicine for her,. Thank you.
My Mother Age 55-Years, My Wife Age 30-Years and My Sister Age 21, they had normal fever since one month back but still they have sevear joint pain due to fever. so please advice us for specifics medicine, and also how many days to get recovered.
Iam suffering from chicken gunya since 50 days ,I don’t have fever but severe joint pains especially knees, ankle part & toes,I was unable to walk,pls suggest me medicine to get rid off from joint pains,Iam 40 years old
I have excess joint pain only and pain in all joints. I can not wake up on my own. Does not suffering from vomiting, headache. And don’t feel to eat something.only that much. Please suggest some only homeopathy medicines.
I have sevear joint pain due to chikkchikangunya. Any specifics medicin available in Homeopathy? If so pls advise medicin name and also how many days to get recovered.
Dear Sir,
My father is 82 year old. Having fever from last 20 days. Earlelier, was taking homeopathic treatment. However, there was no significant improvement. Typhoid and malaria test found to be negative and urine and PSA test were found to be normal.
Because, there was no significant improvement. of that, we switched over to allopathic treatment. Presently, he is taking cephixime 200 BD. It has been almost five days, however, the temp at evening goes upto 99.4. Thereafter half tablet of paracetamol is to be given. Simultaneously, he is also taking biochemical soltion of combination 11 no., kaliphos 3x and mag phos 3x alongwith.
Pleaser suggest something for improvement.
Jaundice typhoid
Dear Dr. Sharma,
My mother aged 66 yrs, having high BP and heart problems. She is suffering from fever having sever pain in joints from last night.
Please suggest any medicine for her relief.
Thanks
Rupesh
joint pain in chikun gonya
HLO
Dear Sir,
Greetings !
The patient symptoms are severe pain in joints, tenderness, thirsty, hot tempered(usually). Please prescribe medicine for her. Age-26 years. body structure thin, weight -45 kg.
Thank you.
Sir
My mother aged 75 years is suffering from Chikungunya since on month month, she is taking DOLO tablet during heavy pain , but still she is not tolerating the joint pains, and burning sensation, night time she is not sleeping due to joint pains in legs,hands,and muscles .So kindly insist me any homeopathy medicine to reduce the joint pains.she is not having fever .
dear sir,
My Daughter 6 years old suffering from chikngunia last 5 days, now rash shown in hole body its also itching, burning in feet , please advice me
Hello sir I am suffering from chikngunia for 1 and half year .pain in bones please suggest me some treetment