Homeopathic Treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia | Chapter 6 | Medical Research and Its Applications Vol. 6

Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a debilitating condition, which occurs in patients suffering from herpes zoster (HZ). The main problem of herpetic neuralgia is persistent pain for months or years with or without activated herpes zoster virus-induced dermatomal rashes, and blisters along thoracic and trigeminal nerve distributions. In conventional therapy, vaccination is most important although it is not widely practiced in countries. Antiviral drugs are also effective, although even after proper treatment sometimes pain may continue. We observed excellent results of these medicines in post-herpetic neuralgia. After that, we studied more than 200 such patients along with control cases treated only with conventional medicines. In this study patients of different ages, sexes and religious groups were included except the gravid mothers with a male: female ratio of about 1.2:1. The vaccination with live attenuated varicella-zoster virus can prevent or reduce the incidence of the disease but there are some limitations of its use. It is contraindicated in pregnant women. It is not used in immunocompromised individuals and is not yet widely used in developing countries. However, homeopathic medicines can also be used for the prevention of PHN in all these conditions.

 

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Swami Shraddhamayananda
Monk in Charge of Medical Unit, Ramakrishna Mission Charitable Dispensary, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India.

 

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Determination of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) among Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Cases at Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India: A Serological Study | Chapter 04 | Innovations in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3

 The current research was carried out in order to provide a tangible contribution not only to the identification of diseases, but also to the prevention of their spread over the Indian continent. This will also help medical professionals tackle this metazoonotic disease. In many Asian countries, the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a member of the flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus), is the primary cause of meta-zoonotic viral encephalitis. The disease was first documented in Nagpur, Maharashtra, in 1952, when approximately 16 people died of an unknown viral encephalitis that was eventually identified as JEV; it was only a few miles away from Chandrapur were the current disasters occurred.

Nearly 20 males and 22 females tested positive among the overall suspicious population. In terms of monthly distribution, the month of July had the highest number of suspected cases. The majority of JEV-affected children were in the age category of 1 to 5 years old, and as they grew older, the frequency of seropositive cases decreased. Human blood or CSF might be used as a reservoir from which opportunistic infections could be isolated. Vaccinations could potentially have an essential role in JE epidemic areas, which could be double-checked. As a result, the inclusion of the JE vaccine in a routine vaccination programme in JEV-infected areas could be advantageous.

Author(S) Details

V. S. Kolhe
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

R. B. Surpam
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

B. Munde
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

R. Gawande
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

O. Bobade
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

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