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DETAILS

Viral fever is an umbrella term for a group of viral infections that affect the body and is characterized by high fever, burning in the eyes, headaches, body aches and sometimes nausea and vomiting.

Viral fever is common among children and older people as their immunity is lower. The fever by itself is not an illness, it is a symptom of an underlying cause, which is a viral infection. A viral infection can occur in any part of the body, intestines, lungs, air passages etc. The fever will occur as a result of the infection. The high fever is usually a sign of the immune system of the body, fighting against the intruding viruses and “burning them off”.

Many people tend to self-medicate, sometimes even by taking antibiotics, when they have an intermittent high fever with chills, which is a bad idea. Antibiotics cannot kill viruses. They kill harmful bacteria. Antibiotics, if taken unnecessarily can affect your stomach lining, kill the good gut bacteria, causeacidity and damage your liver and kidneys.

If you come down with fever, which is < 103 F/40 C, and it shows no signs of abating, 

How does viral fever occur?

Viral fever is transmitted from one person to another through contact with the infected person’s bodily fluids. When the infected person yawns, sneezes, coughs, or even talks, tiny sprays of fluids are ejected from their bodies which may enter your system if you are close by. Once the virus enters your system, it takes anywhere from 16 hours to 48 hours to turn to a full raging infection with fever in your body.

You may suddenly experience high fever, chills, headaches, body pain, and tremendous weakness.Some severe strains of viral fever which cause haemorrhaging are spread by mosquitoes, tick bites, or by coming into contact with an infected person’s blood or semen.

It can take upto 21 days for some strains of viral fever to develop after the initial exposure to the virus.

Some particular viral fever strains can also enter into the human body when one inhales near infected rat faeces or urine.

symptoms of viral fever-

The symptoms of viral fever include:

• fever (which intermittently rises and falls)

• fatigue

• dizziness

• weakness

• chills

• headache

• muscle, body and joint pains

• inflammation of the pharynx

• painful tonsils

• running nose

• nasal congestion

• chest congestion

• sore throat

• burning sensation in eyes

• cough

• skin rashes

• diarrhea

• nausea

• vomiting

Diagnosis

Since the viral fever symptoms are common to many diseases, diagnosing the specific form of fever can be difficult. The doctor will ask you to undertake a blood test for a confirmation of the diagnosis and to rule out the possibility of any disease such as dengue,malaria, chikungunya, typhoid, etc.

complications of a viral fever-

Usually, viral fever subsides within a week or ten days. However, severe cases of viral fever may lead to complications such as :

• dehydration

• delirium and hallucinations

• shock

• nervous system malfunctions

• coma

• seizures

• kidney failure

• liver failure

• respiratory fever

• multi-organ failure

• sepsis (blood infection)

Viral fevers caused by viruses such as the arbovirus may lead to bleeding from the skin, internal organs, mouth, eyes or ears. This can be fatal for the patient if timely treatment is not administered.

treatment for viral fever-

There are no antibiotics for virus infection. The doctor may give you fever reducers. He may also prescribe antibiotics, however, those are to counter any secondary infections you may catch while sick. If a doctor prescribes antibiotics, it is highly necessary to complete the full course. If you stop taking the antibiotics midway, your body will create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So, in future, if you are prescribed antibiotics for any illness, some of them might not work for you due to the presence of the resistant bacterias in your body.

TREATMENT (ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA)-

Ingredients:

This kashayam home remedy is prepared using three ingredients –

Dry Ginger – 10 grams,

Hareetaki (Harad)– Terminalia chebula – 20 grams and

Guduchi – Indian Tinospora (giloya) – 30 grams.

How to prepare home remedy for fever and cold?

Coarse powder of these three herbs is taken in a clean wide mouthed vessel.

Add 800 ml of water into the vessel, leave it for 2 – 3 hours.

Boil this mixture of herbs and water in mild fire till the total water in the vessel is reduced to approximately 200 ml.

Note that this is the usual method of making kashayam.

PATHYA-

- Purana Sali, Mudga, Masoor, Parval, Karela, Sahijan, Choulai, Gaduchi, Jeevanti, Makoya, Manukka, Anar, Laghu Ahar, Yavagu, Peya, Vilepi, Yava, Lajamanda, Daliya

APATHYA-

- Guru, vidahi, vistambhi, dushita jala sevana, ankurita anna, tilkuta, sweet, chole, lassi, chana dal

- Vegadharana, vyayama, divasvapna, sanana, adhyasana

NISHEDHJA-

- Nava jvar me divasvapna, snana, abhyanga, maithuna, krodha, dhimi hava   

RASODHI/BHASMA/PISTI-(120-250MG WITH MADHU/USHNODAKA)

- Tribhuvan kirti rasa-(hingula,vatsanabh,trikatu,tankan)

- Hinguleshver rasa-(vatsanabh,pippali,hungula)

- Swarnbasant malti rasa-(swarna,muktapisti,hingula,maricha)

- Kasturi bhairav rasa-(javitri,jayphala,marich,pippali,kasturi)

- Mritunjaya rasa-(vatsanabh,hingula,gandhak,tankan,pippali,marich)

- Jwar keshri rasa-(parad,gandhak,triphala,trikatu,vatsanabh,jayphaala)

- Jwar sanhar rasa-(rasasindura,trikatu,kuth,mustak,tankan,katuki)

- Godanti bhasma-(godanti)

- Shringa bhasma-(mrigshringa)

- Jaharmora pisti-(jaharmohra)

- Laxmivilas rasa-(swarn,rajat,abhrak,tamra,nagabhasma)

- Praval pisti

- Kaphaketu rasa-(vatsanabh,tankan,sankh,pippali)

VATI-(250-500MG WITH USHNA JALA)

- Sanjeevani vati-(vidang,nagar,pippali,abhaya,vibhitaki,vacha,guduchi,bhallataka,visha)

- Shoubhagya vati-(rasasindura,dvikshar,trilavan,loha,trikatu,triphala)

- Sansamani vati-(guduchi)

- Vishatindukadi vati-(kuchala,mustak,parpat,triphala)

- Jayavati-(suddha visha,trikatu,motha,haridra,nimbapatra,bidanga)

- Amrita satva-(guduchi)

- Karanjadi vati-(karanj beej,parpat,atish,guduchi,patol,kutki)

CURNA-(3-6GM WITH MADHU/USHNODAKA)

- Sudarshan curna-(triphala,trimada,atish,chirayata)

- Panchkol curna-(pippali,pippalimula,chavya,chitrak,sunthi)

- Sitophaladi curna-(dalchini,ela,pippali,vanshlochan,mishri)

- Talisadi curna-(talisa,marich,sunthi,pippali,vanshlochan,mishri)

- Lavangadi curna-(lavanga,sheetal chini,khas,sveta chandana,tagar,bhringraja,motha)

- Drakshadi curna-(draksha,harad,mustak,kutki,amaltas,parpat)

KAVATH/ASAV/ARISHTA-(20-40ML WITH SAMABHAG WATER)

- Duralbhadi kwatha-(dhamasa,parpat,priyangu,mustak,kutki)

- Parpatadi kwatha-(parpat,netrabala,raktachandana,sunthi)

- Guduchyadi kwatha-(nimbchal,guduchi,dhaniya,padmakh)

- Patoladi kwatha-(parval,triphala,nimbchal,guduchi)