i have the fever chikunkuniya(spell might be wrong) i have severe joint pains in leg and hand.what medicine?

Question

i had the fever chikunkuniya(spell might be wrong)which is spread in TamilNadu..so i have sever joint pains in leg and hand joints..i cannot stand after sitting for a while...pls help me from this pains..any medicines or ointments????/pls soon...help an Indian(Tamilian)

Answer 1

hai buddy i am a doc chikanguniya is caused by aedes mosqito tat often bite in day u need complete bedrest also dont take any pain killers as this may severe the condition if have fever take a pcm a day also take some good quality ointments as iodex which might help also there is no perfect medicine for it take complete bedrest without noise o.k. ..........................................................best wishes

Answer 2

recently recd. mail from an NRI indian that papaya leaves help curb minor fever in ayurved. And few cases of dengue which were out of doctor's hand were cured by papaya leaves. Mail may be right or wrong but if heat within body increases due to chicken guniya then can try this as a medicine after consulting any ayurvedic doctor bcos there is no allopathic medicine which can be a cure for chicken guniya till date. They just give enegetic sort of capsules to withstand our body against this disease but there is yet no medicine in india. Better something than nothing.1

Answer 3

Chikungunya fever

There is no specific treatment for Chikungunya. Vaccine trials were carried out in 2000, but funding for the project was discontinued and there is no vaccine currently available. A serological test for Chikungunya is available from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Chloroquine is gaining ground as a possible treatment for the symptoms associated with Chikungunya and as an antiviral agent to combat the Chikungunya virus. According to the University of Malaya, "In unresolved arthritis refractory to aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chloroquine phosphate (250 mg/day) has given promising results." [1] Research by Italian scientist, Andrea Savarino, and his colleagues in addition a French government press release in March 2006 [2] have added more credence to the claim that chloroquine may be effective in treating Chikungunya.

Infected persons should limit further exposure to mosquito bites, stay indoors and under a mosquito net. Further, "supportive care with rest is indicated during the acute joint symptoms. Movement and mild exercise tend to improve stiffness and morning arthralgia, but heavy exercise may exacerbate rheumatic symptoms." [3]


[edit] Epidemiology
Chikungunya was first described in Tanzania, Africa in 1952. An outbreak of chikungunya was also discovered in Port Klang in Malaysia in 1999 affecting 27 people [4] [5].


[edit] Preventive measures
The most effective means of prevention are those that protect against any contact with the disease-carrying mosquitos. These include using insect repellent containing DEET or permethrin, wearing long sleeves and pants, and securing screens on windows and doors. It's also important to empty stagnant water where mosquitoes breed. [6].


[edit] Linguistic derivation
According to Lumsden's initial 1955 report about the epidemiology of the disease, the term chikungunya is derived from the Makonde root verb kungunyala, meaning to dry up or become contorted. In concurrent research, Robinson glossed the Makonde term more specifically as "that which bends up." Subsequent authors apparently overlooked the references to the Makonde language and assumed that the term derived from Swahili, the lingua franca of the region. The erroneous attribution of the term as a Swahili word has been repeated in numerous print sources; Google lists over 15,000 results in a search for "chikungunya swahili". Many other spellings and forms of the term are in common use including "Chicken guinea" and Chickengunya

Answer 4

I am also a victim of Chikunguniya. It started about 10 weeks ago. But I am still getting pains in my joint. The pains are less after I was advised 10 leaves of 'Tulsi' to be put in my morning tea. I think it really works. I think tulsi is basil.

Answer 5

There are some homeopathic medicines and natural remedies for chikungunya listed at
http://ailments.in/chikungunya.html

Answer 6

Please see a doctor to get correct diagnosis. He can run test and rule out few things.

Some test can even tell you what it is.

There are remidies for most of the things, and cure for some.