Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Anhang 2

 

[Chetty Krishnavellie]

https://openscholar.dut.ac.za/handle/10321/4537

Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has confronted Critical Care nurses with an even greater, unprecedented challenge and to a great extent, exposed them to many risk

factors. This has a profound psychosocial and psychological impact on their mental health and their well-being (El-Hage et al. 2020: 73). The same study notes that,

foreign national Critical Care nurses have to deal with numerous end-of-life decisions, shortage of beds and inadequate supplies such as, shortage of Personal

Protective Equipment (PPEs) and the fear of getting infected or infecting others. In Saudi Arabia, the healthcare nursing workforce is comprised of both Saudi nationals

and foreign nationals who are employed as contract workers. The greater proportion of the Critical Care Unit in Saudi Arabia comprises foreign nationals (Almalki et al.

2011a: 304). Although the initial Covid-19 outbreak was under control, there was still risk of viral transmission through the population and the disease continued to end

In fatalities (Alshammari et al. 2020: 898). The purpose of this study was to use in-depth interviews to understand the psychological needs of foreign national Critical

Care nurses working in extraordinary epidemic situations, and to analyse the main content of their psychological and psychosocial needs through the lens of the ERG

Theory and to provide a perspective for interventions to alleviate the psychosocial and the psychological stress of foreign national Critical Care nurses at the front-line.

Aim of the study

The aim of the study was to explore the psychosocial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Saudi Arabian foreign national Critical Care nurses.

Methodology

In the proposed study, a qualitative, exploratory design was followed to explore the psychosocial effects on foreign national Critical Care nurses who nursed Covid-19

patients in the Critical Care Unit. A qualitative explorative phenomenological design was particularly relevant to this study as this approach allowed for engagement and

interaction with the foreign national Critical Care nurses through interviews whilst striving for subjectivity. The phenomenological method focuses on the experiences

and feelings of participants to find shared patterns rather than individual characteristics of the research subjects.

Findings

The findings of the study were aligned to Alderfer’s ERG theory and provided evidence that foreign national Critical Care nurses experienced psychosocial factors

whilst caring for Covid-19 critically ill patients. Critical Care nurses experienced great stress when they were fighting against Covid-19 with their own needs for health,

safety, interpersonal relationships and related knowledge. The findings from the study yielded the following three core needs: namely a need for survival; a need for

relationships; and a need for growth and development. Therefore, under the direction of the leaders’ and executive management, the provision of prompt and relevant

training for the prevention and control of Covid-19 would help reduce psychological panic and insecurity caused by inadequate knowledge.

Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Nursing Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.

 

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/superspreading-event-in-boston-eine-konferenz-zehntausende-corona-infektionen-a-c20cdf71-9090-4bd2-ab40-f0d5a4ad879d?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-de-DE

Forscher haben verfolgt, wie eine einzige Businesskonferenz die Verbreitung von Corona begünstigte. Auf die Spur brachte sie eine Doppelmutation des Virus.

175 Führungskräfte der Firma hatten sich Ende Februar in einem Hotel in Boston getroffen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt schien das Coronavirus kein großes Thema in

den USA zu sein. Aber es grassierte bereits und breitete sich auch in den stickigen Konferenzräumen unbemerkt aus. Von dort aus gelangte es bis nach Singapur

und Australien, die Forscher konnten die Infektionswege zurückverfolgen. Vermutlich gehen Zehntausende Corona-Fälle auf das Treffen zurück.

Für die Studie hatten die Forscher Analysen des Virusgenoms von mehr als 750 Menschen durchgeführt und die Gendaten anschließend verglichen.

So konnten sie die Ausbreitung nachvollziehen. Wenn sich das Virus im Körper vermehrt, wird auch das Genom weitergegeben. Dabei werden auch zufällig

auftretende Mutationen von Genen weitergegeben - die meisten davon haben keinen Einfluss auf die Eigenschaften des Virus. Aber die Verbreitung solcher

Mutationen erlaubt Rückschlüsse auf den Verlauf der Epidemie.

Treffen der Biotech-Experten ab. Die Forscher vermuten, dass das Virus aufgrund der schlecht belüfteten Räume und des engen Kontakts der Menschen auf

der Konferenz ideale Bedingungen vorfand, um sich zu verbreiten. Vom Treffen wurden für die Studie das Virusgenom von 28 Personen sequenziert.

Alle von ihnen trugen dieselbe Mutation namens C2416T. Die einzigen bekannten Proben mit dieser Mutation vor dem Treffen, stammten von zwei Personen

in Frankreich und wurden am 29. Februar genommen.

Forscher wissen, dass es bei dem Treffen zu einer zweiten Mutation kam: G26233T. Sie muss bei der Virusreplikation in einem der Teilnehmer

entstanden sein. Jeder Mensch, der sich das Virus über diese Person holte, trug die Doppelmutation in sich.

 

[Aktuelle Studie vom University College in London (UCL)]

26. Oktober 2020

Es gibt bestimmte Symptome, die 80% der Patienten aufweisen, die sich mit Covid-19 infiziert haben.

Schwierige Unterscheidung

Es gibt viele verschiedene Symptome, unter denen Corona-Patienten leiden können. Leider tauchen viele davon auch bei Erkältungen und grippalen Infekten auf,

was die Unterscheidung zunächst recht schwierig macht. In der Londoner Studie wurden die Symptome der mit Covid-19 infizierten Probanden nach ihrer

Häufigkeit aufgeschlüsselt:

    Brustschmerz: 87,1%

    Atembeschwerden: 85,3%

    Kopfschmerz: 84%

    Muskelschmerz: 83,5%

    Verlust des Geruchs- und Geschmackssinns 80,4% (Phel./Zinc-met.)

    Schweißausbrüche: 76,2%

    Bauchschmerz: 74,6%

    Husten: 72,7%

    Fieber: 72,4%

    Halsschmerzen: 69,6%

 

[Manish Bhatia]

Admission was 9·5 (7·0–12·5) days.

Fever

51 (98%)

Cough

40 (77%)

Dyspnoea

33 (63·5%)

Myalgia

6 (11·5%)

Malaise

18 (35%)

Rhinorrhoea

3 (6%)

Arthralgia

1 (2%)

Chest pain

1 (2%)

Headache

3 (6%)

Vomiting

2 (4%)

 

One study showed the most common symptoms at onset:

Fever (59 [73%] patients)

Dry cough (48 [59%]).

Other non-specific symptoms included dizziness (two [2%] patients), diarrhoea (three [4%]), vomiting (four [5%]),

headache (five [6%]), and generalised weakness (seven [9%]).

 

Another study showed that the most common symptoms were fever (98%), cough (77%), and dyspnoea (63·5%). Among 52 critically ill patients, six (11%) did

not experience fever until 2–8 days after the onset of symptoms related to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The median duration from onset of symptoms to radiological

confirmation of pneumonia was 5 (IQR 3–7) days. The median duration from onset of symptoms to ICU admission was 9·5 (7·0–12·5) days.

Fever            51 (98%)

[Harry van der Zee]

Top 3 recommendations

Of the various options below, the following three seem most closely able to cover the symptom totality of COVID 2019 and are most likely to prevent infection with it:

    Herbal medicine: 1) a combination of Astragalus, Echinacea purpura and Echinacea angustifolia +/o. 2) Ganoderma lucidum

    Homeopathy: which remedy or group of remedies best cover COVID 2019 is not fully clear.  Please see articles and updates in this journal. In case of infection,   

    individualized treatment by a licensed homeopath is recommended.

    Resonance healing: Coronavirus Source Resonance

2.a. – Herbal medicines and supplements

It will very much depend on the continent where you live what will be available for you in this respect. You can ask local drugstores or traditional and natural healers

for advice. Here are a few examples of substances that support the immune system and have a strong resonance with COVID 2019:

 

    Any complex supplement that contains Astragalus (Chinese herb used for lungs and immunity). Even better if it also contains or is combined with Echinacea

(Echinacea purpura and Echinacea angustifolia), vitamin C and Zinc.

    Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi or Queen of mushrooms)

    Neem powder, ideally combined with Artemisia powder (for Africans)

    Red algae with iodine (iodine is a most powerful antiviral and antibacterial agent)

    Colloidal silver (a natural antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral agent)

    Vitamins A, D and C (important for the effective functioning of the immune system)

    Thyme (strong effect on lungs)

 – Homeopathic recommendations for anyone

Homeopathy has over 200 years of experience in the prevention and treatment of epidemics. Based on that long history and the symptoms observed in patients infected

with COVID 2019, it may soon become clear which homeopathic remedies can be used to prevent (or treat) coronavirus. Here are some preliminary suggestions:

    Justica adhatoda 3X (or 3D) once daily 10 drops in a teaspoonful of water (increases your IgE levels to fight the virus). (Malabar nut, India)

    Arsenicum album 30C (recommended by Indian governmental Ministry of AYUSH based on Chinese cases reported in the Lancet – Feb 15, 2020). Advice: use once a week as long as the outbreak is not near, and change to once daily for one week once it gets near and then change to twice per week.

    Bryonia, Lycopodium, Phosphorus, Gelsemium and Eupatorium perfoliatum (ordered in likelihood of being called for) have been suggested based on symptoms reported

by reliable sources. As homeopathic case-taking looks more deeply and widely into symptoms the remedies mentioned are still suggestions. As they are also often called for

in treating flu and other acute conditions, you may want to have them available in 30C potency.

3.a. – Prophylaxis

    Bryonia alba has been suggested by several sources and most thoroughly documented by Dr. Manish Bhatia (see below). Advice: take Bryonia alba in 6CH or 30CH.

    Camphora 1M, melt 4 pills twice daily under the tongue for 2 days. Recommendation by Dr. Rajan Sankaran based on cases observed and treated in Iran (see under treatment).

    Arsenicum album 30C has been recommended as prophylaxis by the Indian governmental Ministry of AYUSH based on the study of Chinese cases reported in the Lancet – Feb 15, 2020). Advice: use once a week as long as the outbreak is not near, and change to once daily for one week once it gets near and then change to twice per week.

    Gelsemium has been suggested by the Hong Kong Association of Homeopathy and Macau Association of Homeopathy and Dr. Aaron To. Prescription: Gelsemium C30 once a week as prophylaxis as long as the outbreak is not near to where you live, and change to once daily for one week once it gets near and then change to twice per week.

    Justica adhatoda has been suggested by Dr. Farokh Master[1]. Advice: Justica adhatoda 3X (or 3D) once daily 10 drops in a teaspoonful of water (increases your IgE levels to fight the virus). (Malabar nut, India)

    Isaac Golden, who has extensive experience in homeoprophylaxis, suggests a combination remedy consisting of: Influenzinum triple nosode M + Pneumococcinum M + Bacillinum M + Arsenicum album 200 + Justicia adhatoda 200 + Gelsemium 200 + Bryonia 200 + Antimonium tartaricum 200.

    Influenzinum CV30 is recommended by Cilla Whatcott: https://realimmunity.org/boost-natural-immunity-homeopathically-for-circulating-viruses-including-covid-19/

3.b. – Treatment

    Dr. Manish Bhatia has made an in-depth analysis of the genus epidemicus based on reliable sources of information and regularly updates his article on it. https://www.doctorbhatia.com/treatment/coronavirus-covid-19-symptoms-homeopathic-remedies-for-treatment-and-prophylaxis/?v=796834e7a283

    His recommendation:

Bryonia alba to prevent and treat

Lycopodium for the later stage of infection when pneumonia sets in (Lyc is also complementary to Bry)

Dana Ullman:  a lot of first-hand data and clinical details of the actual cases from China. The clinical picture/cases in this paper have been divided into four groups.

[comments regarding homeopathy by Dr. Manish Bhatia in braces]

        Group A: Mild – with no respiratory symptoms. [Gelsemium, Eupatorium perfoliatum and Bryonia seem indicated]

        Group B: Moderate – with respiratory symptoms like cough and Fever. One characteristic symptom from this document is that patients have pale or pale-red tongue.

        Also cough is either dry or has little yellow sputum. There is dry throat too. [Bryonia, Antimonium tartaricum, Arsenicum album and Phosphorus seem indicated]

        Group C: Heavy – with respiratory distress. One characteristic symptom from this document is that patients have red-tongue or yellow-furry at this stage.

        Gasps on movement. [Lycopodium, Pyrogenium, Lachesis, Bryonia and Arsenicum album seem indicated]

        Group D: Critical – with respiratory failure, cyanosis and collapse. One characteristic symptom from this document is that patients have purple-tongue at this stage.

< Movement there is agitation and sweating with cold limbs [Mercurius solubilis, Lachesis, Arsenicum album, Hydrocyanicum acidum, Camphora, Antimonium arsenicosum, Carbo vegetabilis may be useful at this stage]

    Homeopaths from Iran –supervised by Rajan Sankaran (Mumbai)– have found Camphora After studying 40 cases and recording all symptoms they decided on Camphora and observed dramatic effects. Camphora comes from the subclass Magnolidae which has the theme of shutting yourself in and walling off the outside world which seems to be the main idea in this epidemic.

     Mild infection: Camphora 1M, 8 pills in 100 ml of water. (1 tablespoon 6 hourly for days until symptoms largely abate. Nothing but water 30 minutes before and after.)

     Severe infection: Camphora 10M, 8 pills in 100 ml of water. (1 tablespoon 6 hourly for days until symptoms largely abate. Nothing but water 30 minutes before and after)

    The Hong Kong Association of Homeopathy and Macau Association of Homeopathy have advised Gelsemium, Bryonia and Eupatorium perfoliatum. It is unclear in

     how much these recommendations are based on actually treated COVID-19 cases.

    The Source Resonance SR2424c is designed to cover the genus epidemicus of COVID-19. The SR for the regular flu has been used with good results for many years. SR2424c can be used in all stages of COVID-19, is ideal if no clear remedy is indicated and can also be used by therapists that miss the skills to individualize on the basis

of symptoms. If distribution is an issue the same is also available as audio file (see above). This means that wherever one is in the world, as long as there is internet the resonance can be used. A coronavirus app makes it possible to also listen offline on a smart phone.

5 – COVID-19 – a wake-up call

A rather novel idea not supported by all homeopaths is to also include into the genus epidemicus the effects seen in the collective in response to the pandemic. Like every action leads to a reaction, every symptom of the collective response to the pandemic should invoke an opposite response and the genus epidemicus remedy or remedies should support the awakening to qualities that are perhaps not so much an opposite to but rather a transcending of symptoms of a collected derangement of the vital force.

For example:

    The fear of infection and of death are based on a deep-rooted belief that we are the body. Being free from these fears we have trust in the body’s capacity to heal itself. Transcending them and the underlying belief, we connect with our true self which is beyond form and the confines of time and space. Would we still avoid infection?

Of course, but not because of fear but because we take proper care of ourselves and others.

    A fear of infection is in a deeper sense based on the fear for other, the stranger. We also tend to point our finger to the stranger that is supposed to have caused our misery. E.g. Spanish flu, Mexican flu, Swine flu, Bird flu. This attitude can give rise to racial backlash and a tendency to isolate or even detent the other or shut our own doors or borders. On a practical level there is nothing wrong with any measure, but if it feeds fear, suspicion or even leads to hatred and name calling this is pathological.

Transcending these tendencies mean that we cooperate and trust others and help our neighbour instead of shutting our door into their face.

More profoundly, transcending the concept of I and you leads to the realization that we are all one. As a result, loves flows and taking care of someone and guarding

the interest of anyone is simply what love does.

    Stock markets are panicking and people are buying big supplies of food, toilet paper etc. Fear of poverty of is a strong fear in humanity probably originating in a fear of starving. Having money on the bank is then similar to have enough food and fire wood for the winter. Transcending the tendency to prepare as it were for a long winter,

we only take what we need and share with others what we have and support those individuals, companies or nations that are most strongly affected by the pandemic.

There is no need for speculation or theorizing as it simply comes down to taking the case of the collective and analysing the signs and symptoms observed.

The information about the current coronavirus infection obtained through shamanistic journeys and channelling is quite similar though to what we can all observe.

These sources can thus provide confirmation of our findings and give pointers to a deeper understanding of the disease. The transformative influence of the pandemic observed in the collective is reflected in these messages. They suggest an intentional impact and force for change. Intentional or not, also by observing the signs and symptoms as expressed in the collective it is clear which qualities are being called for in the collective in order to deal with the crisis and how these can be seen as a message or lesson provided by the virus as a gift to humanity in service of our evolution and awakening.

Any well-chosen remedy used to prevent or treat the epidemic is therefore not only useful for removing the symptoms but also for bringing about the change in the collective triggered by the virus. Just like a remedy supports the vital force in restoring health by resonating with instead of suppressing the symptoms, it should also resonate with its underlying message and support it in waking up humanity to those qualities it evokes. By resonating with the symptoms as also the role and purpose of the infection the homeopathic approach doesn’t only restore health but also supports transformation.

 

Based on several sources it is assumed the virus is offering humanity the following:

    It will strengthen the immune system of humanity and thus on the long run improve health and save lives. Children under 18 hardly have any symptoms from COVID-19 and seem to easily adjust to the virus and incorporate its message

    Human DNA has been built up over millions of years and in it the genetic information of many bacteria and viruses has been incorporated. Due to all those contributions

our physical form has evolved into the amazing instrument it is. Now new information is being offered and the confrontation with this can ultimately only strengthen our collective DNA. Fighting and suppressing it will only force it to chance form which usually means that the symptoms become more severe. Just like in response to a derangement of the vital force the human organism always aims at finding a way of dealing with it that involves the least suffering, a virus will not create more suffering than is needed to adjust a collective derangement of the vital force.

    This crisis calls for cooperation on all levels and can thus activate new networks and strengthen existing ones.

    Considering the need for cooperation, the pandemic offers an opportunity for parties to leave the trenches from which they fight each other – be it nations, political opponents or different philosophies on health and disease.

    Through our almost manic search for financial security and materialistic wealth we severely threatening all life on this planet. This crazy machine has come to a halt and we are all forced to press pause. Skies are clearing up and together we have time to reflect on our impact on the environment and other inharmonious ways of being on this planet

    If we are not at work or school, we tend to race to the next experience, like sports events, music festivals, theatres, restaurants etc. The simple message now is to stay home. The deeper message of ‘staying home’ is to simply be and stay as you are and to not get seduced by all sorts of distractions and lost in outside activities

    As parents are told to not go to work and children to stay away from school, families have an opportunity for taking it easy and to spend quality time together. This can strengthen the very basis of our societies and induce a sense of well-being. It may also help us to reflect on our priorities and the choices we make in life

    Although it may initially be out of fear, we are all invited to take good care of ourselves and each other, which in itself is good. If we look at the main homeopathic remedies for acute infections, we can see fear is an important ingredient in them. This crisis is an invitation to overcome fear and become heart-centred instead. To overcome the fear that is being spread like a poison, it is important to realize that the virus can wake us up to what is currently unbalanced in humanity and in each of us individually.

6 – More inspiration

6.a. – Prayer by Mooji

We hope you will join us in praying for all who have been or will be affected by the virus, wherever they are in the world. May its growth and impact diminish quickly; may the sick recover to newfound strength; may we all use this challenging time to continue growing in ourselves, to discover the power and grace of the eternal light within us.

Our Prayer

“Let us offer prayers and blessings

for all people and all nations of the Earth.

Let us bless that, though intense, this will also become a time

of conscious awakening and healing for everyone.

We know, from the lessons of history,

that great difficulties, disasters and challenging times

also can strengthen and unify us by dissolving the differences

that appear to divide us.

 

Calamities often strengthen us internally,

making us more deeply aware of the highest values of life.

Troubling times encourages us to work together,

to genuinely care for each other.

Such events make us more aware of our collective strength

when we work together as one united human family.

May we grow in unity, love and understanding.

 

The Lord’s Blessings be upon

all people and nations affected at this time.

May governments and all helpers move in an inspired,

co-operative and harmonious way,

so that collectively we are able to put right

whatever needs to be put right within our capacity.

Our prayer is that this disease comes to an end soon.

We believe, trust, know this will happen.

 

This is a prayer for our entire world and its leaders.

We pray that the greater, higher Truth which dwells inside us all

raise us up in conscious awareness of our true nature and Being

so that we become more kind, more open,

more loving, wise, peaceful and powerful in the Truth we are.

May we live fully in the joy of our real nature

in accordance with the will of the Supreme God Almighty.”

~ Moojibaba

 

[Dr. Saptarshi Banerjea]

FEVER WITH DRY COUGH

Stict.: Discharge dries up quickly  — forms crusts/scurfs

Keynote (Clarke): Dry night cough is     Constantly blows nose but no discharge

Dullness and malaise: Grand characteristic:  Dull pressure/fullness  at root of nose

Dry hacking Cough < the more he coughs     Gluey secretion >In open air

Hale: Sticta is indispensable in February,  March, and April in the American climate.

<: evening and night; can neither sleep nor lie down; must sit up;

< Coughing. The cough (the more he coughs the more he wants to).

Inspiration, when tired

>: in open air;

Just.: Cough: dry like Bryonia, spasmodic with constriction  Wheezing like Ipecac

Dyspnoea with cough,    <: in a close room/lying on left side in lung problems;

Larynx is painful  with dry cough chills

Chills         Night sweats

Cough with haemoptysis & tightness across the chest like Phos.

<: cannot endure a close, warm room/lying on left side;

Spong: Irrepressible cough from a raw spot in chest

Cough cause            Cardiac cough       Asthmatic dry cough

<: Reading/singing;    Cough   Dry+++ (“dry as a horn”)

<: sweets,                      > eating,                   Barking like a saw driven through a pine board

<: cold drinks,               >  drinking warm things

Bry.:

<: entering warm room/eating, drinking/inspiration (motion)/motion; > rest                          Dry Cough

Associated    Cough  symptoms :  With stitching pain: chest      With headache: fly into pieces   with Thirst++                    Right lung  lower lobe

<: Motion/talking/inspiration/entering warm room; >: rest;

Rumx.: Tickling+++, in pit of throat+++, or behind sternum++ excites cough

< exposure to cold air, therefore covers head + throat with bed clothes.

Excited by change from warm to cold, and cold to warm (Phos. Spong)

Raw pain under clavicle    Rawness  Incessant Teasing Cough

< any irregularity         < lying down – 11.00 p.m.    (and 14 – 17 h.)

<:  pressure on throat pit/exposure to cold air/lying down;

>: wrapping up;

 

FEVER WITH ACHES

Rhus-t.: Dry teasing cough coming at midnight  < putting hands out of bed

Stiffness and aching

<: night/first motion/cold & damp weather/warmth;

> continuous motion             Fever blisters and vesicles

Eucal.;

Pricking sensation followed by painful aching. Acts as antiseptic

 

RELAPSING & CONTINUED FEVER; NEPHRITIS COMPLICATING INFLUENZA

Exhaustion & toxaemia                      Bronchitis in aged with foul discharges àExpectorant

Sinusitis à

Stuffed up sensation “3S”

Slow digestion    Sore, ulcerated tonsils. (Use tincture locally) (a characteristic: ref. Clarke)

<: Night/walking/carrying anything;

>: Exercise, taking food;

POTENCY & DOSE OF CHOICE:

    Influenza: 30C, 200C

Desmodium gangeticum

Sleepy and Drowsy

Pains all over à Burning      Headache: As if bound by a tape

<: 7 h.;

Ferr-p.:

 

ACUTE COLD CHARACTERISTICS:

Malaise, mild headache, body aches (general constitutional symptoms of fever).

Mild onset of temperature with signs of first stage of inflammation.

(Rubor = Redness, Calor = Heat, Dolor = Pain, Tumor = Swelling).

Catarrhal affections of respiratory tract. (susceptible to chest troubles)

Can be associated with:

    headache;

    first stage of Otitis (ASOM) with throbbing pain in ears; (when Bell. fails)

    epistaxis;

    tonsillitis and sore throat;

    undigested watery stool;

    lumbago with stiffness of the muscles

It stands mid-way between sthenic activity of Aconite & Bell. & the asthenic sluggishness of Gels.

THEME AND ESSENCE:

First Stage of all inflammatory affections

Initial stage of congestion                     Hard, dry cough with

Before exudation                                   soreness of chest

MODALITY:

<: 13 h. (Chill), warm drinks, motion, night, 4 – 6 h.

>: cold application (headache)/rest;

 

FEVER WITH TIREDNESS

Ars.:

Aetiology:  Suitable for attacks occurring as consequence of suppressed catarrh.

Manifestation: Kent says Ars. patient is always taking cold in the nose always sneezing from every change in the weather.

Discharges: Discharge: Putrid.

>: by leaning forward in bed;

<: Midday, midnight;

Gels.:

3D’s : Dull    Dizzy   Drowsy  Desires: to be left alone

Gradual onset

Apathy       Listlessness

Dusky hue face              Thirstless

Associated  Features : Tired      Nervous      Heavy    /

Chill running in back, limbs

 

ELIMINATION OF REMEDIES:

Slow gradual onset of fever:

Remedies which have a rapid onset of complaints: Acon. Bell.

Catarhal state is not being developed;

Remedies which have catarrh with fever: Dulc. Kali-s. Ocimum. Sang.

Sore throat rarely developing:

 

[Elaine Lewis]

Carb-v.: The last stage of pneumonia.  You know, they say this Coronavirus ends in pneumonia; but, some doctors are saying that it’s like no other pneumonia they’ve ever seen, and that, in fact, it appears to resemble Altitude Sickness more.  They say the patients turn blue and are gasping for air.  Their lungs work fine, but their hemoglobin

is being attacked by the virus and it can’t carry oxygen anymore.  They say the respirator is making these patients worse and is inappropriate; they need oxygen. 

Carb-v. is our remedy for Altitude Sickness!

These Carbo veg. patients need air, crave air.  They want the fan turned on, the windows open.  It’s often described as “air hunger”.  They’re very cold, weak pulse, exhausting sweats, prostration, apathetic, unresponsive, comatose.  Panting and gasping.  Spells of coughing, rattling of mucus, burning in chest, spitting of blood, worse exertion. 

Think of the color blue.  Remember for Belladonna we think of the color red.  For Carb-v. we think of the color blue.  Here is Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell, an ICU doctor,

who swears these patients don’t have “pneumonia” as we know it; watch his video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=k9GYTc53r2o&feature=emb_title

 

Remedies which have sore throat with fever:  All-c. Bell. Hep. Strepto.

 

PROPHYLAXIS:

As Hahnemann narrates in Sec 101,”It may easily happen that in the first case of an epidemic disease that presents itself to the physician’s notice he does not at once

obtain a knowledge of its complete picture, as it is only by a close observation of several cases of every such collective disease that he can become conversant with the

totality of its signs and symptoms.”

The major symptoms which have been presented include:

Fever, Dry Cough and Tightness across the chest

Bry.:30C-1 single globule (poppy seed) in a bottle of water (500ml) and sip that medicated water slowly for 5 days-7 days gap –

Bry.:200C-1 single globule (poppy seed) in a bottle of water (500ml) and sip that medicated water slowly for 5 days

Just.: 10-12 DROPS THRICE DAILY FOR 3 WEEKS.

 

[Ronald Whitmont]

The Novel 2019 Coronavirus

April 18, 2020

Dr. Ronald D. Whitmont discusses viruses (COVID -19), their harm and benefits, as well as strategies for building and maintaining a strong immune system

by fostering a healthy biome.

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged from Wuhan, China has spread worldwide causing a global pandemic of respiratory infections complicated by pneumonia, and severe cases of respiratory failure resembling adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

The disease appears to preferentially attack elderly men and those with significant underlying chronic medical illnesses. There is currently no conventionally recognized effective preventative treatment, vaccination or cure for COVID-19, though homeopaths have successfully managed many outbreaks of similar epidemic infectious diseases over the last two centuries. Many nations are currently under “lockdown” orders restricting nonessential activities, work and travel.  The media is dominated by stories,

reports and recommendations advising how best to avoid contact, and once contacted, how to prevent spread of infection to others.

Most recommendations are based on the principle of “slowing” spread of COVID-19, since it cannot be stopped. The theoretical basis of slowing spread, or “flattening

the curve” is based on trying to prevent overwhelming the available medical resources of hospitals and intensive care units (ICU’s), not on ending the pandemic. 

Conventional care is based on respiratory support and eventually, vaccination.  All available information on the spread of COVID-19 indicate that, for most healthy people,

the illness will manifest as a mild self-limited cold or influenza-like illness, but for those who suffer from chronic illness it may be much more serious and at times, deadly.

A brief analysis of the overall situation might explain why.

Testing strategies vary between country and geographic region.  In the US, testing resources have been withheld for the very ill. This means that many more people could be asymptomatic carriers of this disease. So far, the majority (82%) of known cases of COVID-19 infection have developed symptoms ranging between extremely mild colds,

to moderate flu-like illnesses, or no symptoms at all.

Normal, healthy children do not appear to be affected by this disease, but they may be asymptomatic carriers who spread the infection to others. COVID-19 is a mutated coronaviruse which typically causes the “common cold.”

Nearly 20% of those who become sick with COVID-19 develop more severe symptoms consistent with a severe bout of influenza.  A very small percentage of these have developed complications including pneumonia, ARDS and respiratory failure leading to death.

Depending on geographic region, scope of testing and other available resources, between 1 – 14% have died.  The majority of these deaths were in the elderly and those undergoing treatment for other pre-existing chronic medical conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, kidney, lung, heart and liver disease.  About 1% of those who

have died did not appear to fit into this risk category and their deaths have not been explained.

Worldwide, most people exposed to the COVID-19 virus will only develop mild upper respiratory tract symptoms similar to the “common cold.”  A small number of people, predominantly those affected by, and being treated for an underlying chronic medical condition, are significantly higher risk of developing a more severe symptoms, complications and death.

Unfortunately, for many reasons, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the majority (60%) of Americans already suffer from at least one form of chronic medical illness, while about 40% live with two or more chronic medical conditions. This means that more than half of the US population is already at greater than normal risk of developing complications from COVID-19.  The US death rate from COVID-19 may be substantially higher than the averages so far observed throughout the rest of the world.

Americans spend more per capita on health care than any other nation on earth ($3.5 trillion, or nearly 20% of GDP), yet rank lower than most developed nations in health indices, including longevity and infant mortality.

Americans suffer from higher rates of chronic illness than their international peers and are the largest users of pharmaceutical drugs in the world, spending almost $400 billion annually on these products. Americans are sicker because they use more of these products “from the cradle to the grave” than any other nation on earth.

Hundreds of thousands die annually from the use of these medications taken as prescribed, and millions more suffer long-term harm and chronic ailments as a direct result

of these interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of this.

The epidemic of chronic inflammatory illnesses in the US and other developed nations results from the ubiquitous reliance on pharmaceutical medicines to manage illness

in our society.  These effects are most readily observed in relation to the battle against infectious disease.

According to the CDC, the average American child receives 15 courses of antibiotics before their 18th birthday. Most pediatricians routinely recommend the use of either Tylenol, Ibuprofen or a combination of both in every febrile illness involving the immune system.

The heavy reliance on antibiotics and antipyretics [= Fieber senkend (and many other drugs)] for routine treatment of acute infections, is associated with significant adverse effects on the microbiome and the immune system.

The cumulative effect of this over-reliance on medications to treat common acute inflammatory conditions promotes the development of chronic inflammation in the form

of allergies, asthma and autoimmunity and an impaired ability to fight infections.

Coronaviruses are comprised of a group of viruses that are frequently associated with the “common cold,” but they have also been associated with several severe epidemics known as SARS and MERS. The novel COVID-19 coronavirus is more aggressive than the “common cold” and poses a significant challenge for those already suffering

from impaired immunity, which includes most Americans.

The increased risk of developing complications and death from COVID-19 appears to be due to several factors, including the presence of an underlying chronic medical condition that impairs immunity, as well as the concomitant use of certain medicines that can suppress immunity and delay recovery, particularly the class of medicines that include NSAIDs.

Coronaviruses apparently bind to their target cells in the lung, kidneys, blood vessels and GI tract through angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, which has

led researchers at the Department of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine at the University Hospital in Basel Switzerland, and the Department of Pharmacology in the School

of Medicine at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki Greece to recognize that certain drugs used in the treatment of hypertension, diabetes and inflammation may be responsible for “increases [in] the risk of developing severe and fatal” infection with COVID-19.

The drugs, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II type-I receptor blockers (ARBs), Thiazolidinediones (Avandia and Actos), and Ibuprofen, appear

to increase risk of these severe illness, risk of respiratory failure and death from COVID-19.

Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs, drugs that have been routinely and ubiquitously utilized to reduce inflammation, are among  “the most commonly used medications in the world,” but their continued use may do the opposite: they may increase the risk of developing inflammation and possibly the “cytokine storm,” which is believed to be the final common pathway leading to death in many epidemic infections including COVID-19.

There is good reason to suspect that these drugs increase the risk of complications and death from COVID-19 and may account for the, so far, unexplained deaths of the

1% who do not fall into other risk categories from this virus.  This would not be the first time that an NSAID was implicated in a pandemic.

An estimated 50 million people died worldwide in the great influenza pandemic of 1918.  That pandemic also marked the first time that aspirin (an NSAID) was marketed

and made available for public use.  It was taken in large doses by many, on the advice of physicians and pharmacists, who recommended it to prevent and treat influenza.

There is reasonable anecdotal and preclinical evidence to suggest that the heavy use of aspirin was associated with some of the gravest consequences in otherwise “young

and healthy” individuals who precipitously died from this virus.  Contemporary physicians understand that aspirin is contraindicated in viral infections because of its association with increased risk of both immune and neurological complications.

Even though aspirin is no longer routinely recommended for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease “because of [a] lack of net benefit,” it is still routinely taken

by more than 29 million American men due to a belief that it helps.

Aspirin isn’t recommended because it causes more deaths from gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke and cancer than it prevents from cardiovascular disease. Since it may also increase the risk of complications and death from COVID-19, it should be avoided along with all the other NSAIDs.

Interestingly, viruses are not considered to be “living” organisms, but they are the most ubiquitous biological agents in the natural world, outnumbering bacteria by 10:1.

The overwhelming majority of viruses in our bodies (and in the ecosystem in general) are beneficial, ie, they do NOT cause illness, they promote ecological health and symbiosis between other organisms and serve to advance the continual evolution of stable ecosystems.  There are approximately 380 trillion individual viruses in the average healthy human body (compared with only 37 trillion human cells); there are more than 1030 (one nonillion) viruses in the oceans alone and more than 1.7 million different

viral species that have already been identified.

Not only do viruses spread by person-to-person contact, but they are readily transported and disseminated through the atmosphere where they remain viable for long periods

of time.

National borders, fences, walls and quarantines will not disrupt this mode of transmission, where more than 800 million viruses fall onto every square meter of ground daily across the entire globe, even in the most “pristine alpine environments.”

In addition to viruses, more than 545 different bacterial and 168 different fungal species are transported in fog, clouds and “fresh air.” The concentration density of these micro-organisms increases as air becomes more polluted with smog, dust, smoke and other man-made pollutants.

Viruses are critical for both human and environmental health and stability.  An extremely small number of viruses are actually associated with human illness but many more

are associated with significant long-term health benefits.  But for those suffering from chronic illness or taking medicines that interfere with the microbiome or the immune system, even relatively benign viruses can increase the risk of devastating illness.

Viral infections impart definite long-term health benefits, particularly during childhood, where they help educate and stimulate the immune system to mature.  The greater

the number of acute lower respiratory-tract infections (which are mostly viral experienced in childhood, the lower their risk of asthma and allergies throughout life.

Child with older siblings, larger families and more acute infections and those who attend day care at an early age have more viral respiratory infections, and a significantly lower risk of developing autoimmune disease, including Type 1 Diabetes.

A number of diseases including atopy, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis appear to be prevented by early childhood exposure to viruses. Exposure to viruses, and the acute infections that they trigger, appear to activate the innate immune system and form a bridge to adaptive immunity, which is responsible for resolving inflammation and providing lifelong protection.

Viral exposure plays a critical role in immune system development and the prevention of chronic illness.  Animals raised in germ-free conditions demonstrate significant impairment in organ development and immune system competency.

Households that practice high levels of hygiene, including automatic dishwashing have higher levels of allergies and autoimmunity compared with those who don’t.

Children raised without conventional medicines appear to have lower rates of rhinoconjunctivitis, atopic eczema, and atopic sensitization than their age matched peers.

A critical caveat to viral infections is that these long-term benefits fail to materialize if antibiotics are administered to treat these common childhood infections, an all

too common practice in American households.

In a healthy state, every human hosts a wide range of benign asymptomatic chronic viral “infections.”  Only a very small fraction of these viruses are capable of causing

human illness, and most exist in stable symbiosis with the immune system and the microbiome. Not surprisingly viral infections can be triggered by environmental factors, particularly immunosuppressive therapies that disturb the microbiome.

Viruses may play an important role in preventing illness since they have been used to treat certain conditions:  Herpes simplex virus (HSV) exposure reverses late stage malignant melanoma and many “common cold” viruses (including coronavirus) treat bladder, brain, and breast cancers.

Routine exposure to these particular viruses throughout might life may play an important role in in preventing these conditions, but more research is certainly warranted

on the benefits of viral exposure.

Certain viruses become pathogenic when either the immune system is suppressed, or the microbiome is disrupted.  Antibiotic induced dysbiosis (an ecological imbalance

in the microbiome) triggers the herpes simplex Type II virus (HSVII) to become lethal.

Dysbiosis triggers the human papillomavirus (HPV) to shift from commensal to pathogenic by becoming invasive and causing cervical cancer. Both  viruses normally exist

in benign symbiosis with the body, when the microbiome is healthy, without causing illnesses.

When the microbiome is disrupted (usually by medications) the ecological balance is disturbed, and normally symbiotic organisms can become pathogenic. This may be one

of the mechanisms behind the extreme pathogenicity of the COVID-19 virus in those with impaired immunity.  The virus causes only a mild illness in a healthy individual,

but in an immunologically (or microbiome) compromised individual, the virus is associated with a much more severe disease.

Many viruses have been found to play key roles in immune system development, and their absence can create long-term health problems: for example, the offspring of mothers who lack exposure (prior to pregnancy) to rubella or coxsackie B viruses, are at  significantly higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes.

Mice who have been exposed to herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus or Epstein Barr Virus are protected against bacterial infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes

(causing gastroenteritis and brain infections) and Yersinia pestis (which causes bubonic plague).

Not only are viruses “considered to be key contributors to the evolution” of all other organisms on the planet, most viruses evolve rapidly to adapt to their hosts, tending to become less “virulent” and more symbiotic over time.

A successful virus adapts to (rather than kills) its host by reaching a state of “metastatic equilibrium” and becoming commensal or symbiotic. Even corona virus COVID-19

has undergone mutations and has been detected in at least two different forms: one more aggressive than the other.

Depending on environmental factors (particularly medical interventions), this adaption process can shift the virus in the opposite direction: into more resistant and aggressive forms.  When this happens, viral evolution follows a similar pattern seen when bacteria are treated with antibiotics: they develop resistance, which is frequently accompanied by more aggressive and virulent behavior.

Viruses (like bacteria) are critical components of all living systems essential to the environment and the human microbiome. Continued health requires a process of continual exposure and adaptation to these organisms.

Conventional medical pharmaceutical approaches which emphasize antibacterial and antiviral treatments have failed to grasp the ecological importance of these organisms

in human health and immune development.

One of the most obvious results of this approach is the epidemic of chronic inflammatory illnesses now plaguing modern pharmaceutically dependent societies.  COVID-19

is an organism that takes advantage of the biological gap created by this approach in a subset of the population which has been made extremely vulnerable. This is an entirely predictable outcome, long foreseen, based on the methods of treatment utilized by our society.

What is most needed now is an effective system of medicine that promotes immune system adaptability and microbiome diversity instead of treatments that weaken immunity, and force organisms to become more virulent and aggressive.  A method of treatment that fosters adaptational health rather than antibiosis is present in homeopathy.

Homeopathic medicines have been shown to be effective across a wide range of infectious conditions, both in clinical and pre-clinical (laboratory) settings without damaging the immune system or the microbiome.

Ultra-highly diluted homeopathic medicines work by regulating the expression of genetic information at the cellular level.  They have been shown to significantly lower the

risk of developing infection when used prophylactically before viral exposure.

Homeopathy has been shown to be effective in the management of life-threatening sepsis (a systemic infection) when used adjunctively alongside conventional management in the intensive care unit (ICU) with significantly improved acute and long-term benefit. Homeopathy has been found to be effective in numerous public health situations treating a range of both infectious and noninfectious conditions.

Homeopathic medicines demonstrate significant viral modula ting effects in multiple human pathogenic respiratory virus strains in-vitro, altering patterns of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, suggesting that it may lower the risk of “cytokine storms”[81] while maintaining the ecology of the human microbiome.

Homeopathic medicines have been used to treat and prevent epidemic illnesses around the world: significantly reducing viral loads, improving lymphocyte counts, and providing physical, neurologic, immunologic benefits along with improved quality of life and increased survival in HIV/AIDs, and reducing the occurrence of epidemic Leptospirosis.

The science of understanding viral infections and the human virome is in its infancy, at best, but it is abundantly clear that viral epidemics and pandemics have been worsened by practices that weaken, rather than strengthen the immune system-microbiome axis.

It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic now facing modern society has been aggravated by modern medical practices which weaken immunity, reduce diversity of the microbiome and overtreat common infections with antibiotics and antivirals.

Plans and hopes to rely on a vaccine solution to the COVID-19 issue are patently false, as our experience with influenza has already demonstrated.  Routine forced vaccination to prevent influenza is one reason why COVID-19 has proven to be so devastating, particularly for hospital personnel.

Hospital based health care workers are some of the most heavily vaccinated individuals in our society, many having been forced to vaccinate simply to keep their jobs.

Not only do these vaccines fail to promote permanent immunity, but their regular use promotes the occurrence of pandemic influenza. It also increases the risk of developing infection from other respiratory viruses, including the corona virus through a phenomenon called “virus interference.”

Modern medicine has provided many distinct advantages to the world, but it has failed with respect to the environment, the microbiome, the immune system and long-term health. It is time for society to come to grips with the extremely “inconvenient truth” that modern medicine is creating a chronically ill society that is increasingly vulnerable

to epidemic illness.

It is time to integrate other systems of medicine, including homeopathy, into a comprehensive system that augments the wonderful benefits of modern medicine but mitigates the dreadful amount of harm that it produces.

Failure to pay attention to the warning signs imbedded in the COVID-19 pandemic would be a grave mistake. The homeopathic approach, which supports the immune system-microbiome axis, must be fully evaluated and contemplated as one of the most viable and environmentally sound solutions to this crisis.

The remainder of this discussion focuses briefly on a practical approach to COVID-19.  A healthy lifestyle and diet in addition to appropriate (and individualized, when possible) homeopathic treatment may be helpful.

It is also important to avoid (as much as possible) unnecessary or hazardous medical therapies that might weaken the immune system or damage the microbiome making recovery more difficult, unless they are necessary to save life or limb.

The immune system is key to maintaining health and recovering from illness.  Inflammation is the primary mechanism that the innate immune system utilizes, and anything that interferes with it may impair the body’s ability to fight infection and fully recover.

Prevention:

A worldwide network of homeopathic practitioners have been working for months to share information and determine the Genus Epidemicus for this epidemic.  Whenever possible, each case should be carefully evaluated to determine the appropriate individual medicine that most closely suits it.  The following homeopathic medicines have shown the most promise both regionally and internationally, so far: Bryonia alba, Arsenicum album, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Gelsemium sempervirens,  Camphora and Kalium muriaticum.

Most of the current public health recommendations are designed to “flatten the curve,” to slow the spread of illness and protect those who are more vulnerable, but they

cannot prevent infection. Only complete isolation with air filtration and environmental sterilization could provide this, but once quarantine is broken, the problem would be compounded by significant loss of microbiome diversity, which would be a much more serious problem.  For most healthy people, getting infected with COVID-19 will result in a mild illness or no symptoms at all.  There may even be a long-term benefit to acquiring this infection.

Handwashing is a reasonable step to prevent transmission.  The use of antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers are generally unnecessary. Plain soap and water are sufficient.

There are contradictory recommendations regarding the use of gloves and facemasks, but the latter are in extremely short supply and homemade versions will be inadequate to prevent transmission.

Social distancing has been highly recommended at this time.

Adequate rest and relaxation are critical and should be prioritized.  Manage stressful activities and work situations in a timely manner to ensure adequate time for recovery.

Regular moderate exercise and sun exposure are critical for immune system functioning.  Vitamin D supplementation does not impart the same benefits as natural sunlight.

Eat fresh whole foods with high nutritional value when possible. Avoid overeating.  Avoid “junk” foods, highly processed products, those with preservatives, and refined sugars.  Keep all flour-based foods to a minimum. Consume raw garlic.  Stay well hydrated but avoid over-hydration. Urine frequency, odor and color can be used to judge hydration status.  Prevent constipation with a high fiber diet and adequate fluids.

Eat naturally fermented foods every day which are high in pre- and pro-biotics.

Reminders when sick:

Get adequate rest.

Eliminate refined sugars and foods with a high glycemic index.

Discontinue all nonessential vitamin and mineral supplements for the duration of the acute illness. Utilize probiotics, pre-and pro-biotic containing foods (naturally fermented foods and brine). Eat lightly, or fast for short periods.

Stay hydrated but avoid over-hydration.

Do not try to lower fevers unless this is deemed medically necessary.  Postpone showers and baths since these frequently lead to more cooling.  Avoid becoming chilled.

Stay in contact with your primary care physician.  Remember that viral illnesses are normal and that most people who are otherwise healthy will benefit immunologically from these experiences (even though they may be unpleasant) in the long run. Infections help the immune system manage and reduce chronic inflammation and can provide significant long-term health benefits.  Try to avoid using unnecessary medicines that simply “manage symptoms.”  Stay in contact and consult closely with your homeopathic provider as needed.  If difficulties arise, or if you seem to be getting worse, make contact with a medical professional.  Pay attention to your instincts and ask for help if

things are progressing unexpectedly.

 

 

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