Swine flu: an overview of influenza and influenza remedies
Also known as influenza A(H1N1), the virus is a sub-type of influenza A. The strain responsible for the recent cases of swine flu has its origin in pigs. Strains of H1N1 were also responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic which killed 50-100 million people worldwide.
Symptoms:
Early signs of influenza A(H1N1) are flu-like, including fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhoea. (World Health Organization)
Spread of influenza A(H1N1):
Swine flu is spread from human to human through droplet infection; when an infected person coughs or sneezes droplets may get on their hands or other surfaces, or into the air where they may be picked up or breathed in by others. There have been no confirmed cases of transmission between pigs and humans.
Preventing the spread of infection:
The WHO recommends covering your mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and washing your hands thoroughly and regularly. Simple.
Homeopathy and influenza:
During the devastating outbreak of Spanish influenza in 1918, homeopathy was used with great success in both treatment and prevention (homeopaths reported around 1% mortality in their cases, while conventional doctors were losing 30% of their patients). After seeing many influenza cases homeopaths were able to perceive the “genus epidemicus”, or the common set of symptoms pertaining to that particular strain of influenza as a whole. This enabled them to treat a great many sick people using a relatively small group of homeopathic remedies, and also to use those same remedies to prevent infection in those who were not yet sick.
The main remedies used during the 1918 pandemic were Bryonia, Gelsemium and Eupatorium perfoliatum.
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Really great to read your comments and the stats on the flu epidemic : thanks Michael!