Monkey Pox & Homeopathy

Be careful not to panic unduly about Monkey Pox. What are the symptoms of monkey pox?

Monkeypox is usually an orthopox virus that is a mild viral infection with a rash that can be painful.  Most people recover on their own after a few weeks. In some situations, people can get very sick and die.  People usually develop symptoms 5 to 21 days after exposure to the monkeypox virus. Symptoms usually last 2 to 4 weeks and can go through several stages.

The rash can be painful and can affect any part of the body, such as : Mouth, genitals, perianal, mouth, hands, feet. The rash usually lasts between 14 and 28 days and varies in stages.  It eventually forms scabs which then fall off.  The rash may be accompanied by common symptoms such as: Fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, headache, muscle pain, various joint pains, back pain, fatigue.  

Tell the affected person to self-isolate until the scabs go away on their own because the scab can infect someone else.

If you have symptoms of this virus: Stay in home isolation away from others.

**Contact your healthcare provider or local public health authority immediately for advice on what to do. Follow government guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading the virus to others in your family. Homoeopathic Medicine :-

Merc sol. This remedy covers all the symptoms of monkeypox the best and should be the #1 remedy to consider first. This is a common remedy for chickenpox. Characteristic symptoms include offensive, profuse sweat, large eruptions with profuse sores that can become open wounds, swollen lymph nodes, symptoms worse at night as well as worse from becoming chilled or overheated

Dulcamara is a common remedy for shingles, and also covers the symptoms of monkeypox. Think of this remedy if symptoms develop after exposure to cold wet weather. Eruptions get worse at night and better by moving about and from external warmth. The eruptions are thick, crusty, moist and get worse before menses (in women). The crusts over the blisters are thick and brownish –yellow which starts bleeding when scratched.

Rhus Tox is the #1 remedy for chickenpox and it also covers the symptoms of monkeypox very well. Characteristic symptoms include burning intense itching that grows worse from scratching at night, and at rest. The eruptions can be large and pus-filled. The patient may be restless, and may have difficulties with falling to sleep and/or with staying asleep.

Natrum muriaticum is a common remedy used for herpes (cold sores). The eruptions contain watery, clear fluid. Vesicles with watery contents burst and leave thin scurf (flakes on the skin). The patient may have cracked lips and the eruptions are relatively painless.

Pulsatilla is another common remedy for chickenpox. Patients who need this remedy tend to be affectionate, gentle, sensitive and weepy, and have little thirst. Their symptoms tend to be worse in warm rooms and at night, and they feel better in open air.

Hepar sulph is a common herpes remedy, indicated for irritable patients whose eruptions are painfully sensitive to touch or cold.

Antimonium tart is the #1 remedy for smallpox and could be considered for monkeypox patients who have a rattling cough. Blisters tend to be large and they appear slowly.

Variolinum was the chief remedy used by Burnett for shingles. These are cardinal indications for Var.: Severe cold; chill; chilly creepings as if cold water were trickling down the back; violent fever with extremely hot skin, with or without high pulse. Violent headache. Nausea. Pain in epigastrium. Pain in limbs as if in bones. Severe backache. There may be rash or there may not.

Arsenicum is a common remedy for chickenpox. The eruptions tend to be large, with much pus, and can become open sores. The pains are burning and the patient is extremely chilly. Pains tend to be worse around midnight and in cold weather.

 You should also:

 Clean your hands properly and often.  Always wear a mask when going out of the house.

 Writing:

 Doctor: Chinmoy Roy