April 27, 2007
Chigun Gunia epidemic in India
Chigun Gunia is just a viral fever spread by a kind of mosquito which is infected with a muted virus.
Last year it spread out in India, still the people who suffered with that fever are having joint pains. Physicians are telling it may last for about six months. Earlier they said the pain may last for 3 months.
When the pain is still not subsided they are telling it may subside in six months.
Since there is no vaccination available to this disease the health administrators could not help.
The symptoms are just like any viral fever and the fever will subside in a day or two, then the excruciating joint pains, muscle pain starts. Normally physicians prescribe analgesics and pain killers to reduce pain.
But administering NSAID like Dichlofenac Sodium for long time is not advisable as it may cause renal impairment.
So for at least one week one may use carticosteroid pain killers like methylprednisolone. Corticosteroids are produced in the body by adrenal glands. But this methylprednisolone is a synthetic one which controls inflammation. The side effects are ulceration, worsening of diabetes etc. But when compared to NSAID it is preferred by physicians to control the pain caused by chigun gunia pain.
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Yes, I too was affected by chigun gunia in november 2006. for one week I’ve taken diclofenac and after that pain reduced, but severe stomach pain and constipation occured.
Then consulted with another doctoe, he prescribed veloz for one week, then the stomach discomfort got reduced. But the pain started again. The same doctor prescribed medrilol like I think it is prednisolone for 1 week, then the pain subsided. But still now in april 2007 I’m having slight pain in the joints. I don’t know when it eill go.
Comment by peterson Cealis — April 27, 2007 @ 9:55 am
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