HERBAL MEDICINE

Chickenpox how to cure

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PICTURE WITH CHICKENPOX

Can I arm myself against chickenpox?

The simplest way to avoid chickenpox is to get vaccinated. Vaccination causes the body to produce antibodies against the chickenpox virus, making the body more resistant to infection by the virus.

What can you do if you suspect you have chickenpox?

See your doctor at the first sign of the illness. He or she will be able to prescribe an antiviral agent that will shorten the duration of illness and prevent severe rashes and complications. Isolate yourself from the rest f the family. Rest and drink plenty of liquids. Avoid touching or scratching the lesions to prevent secondary infection.And observe personal hygiene.

How do you treat chickenpox?

There are antiviral agents that will prevent the spread of virus and terminate the infection so that scaring and other complications can be avoided. Antiviral agents work best when treatment is started at the earliest signs of the disease. It is important to seek immediate advice from your doctor.

Chicken pox

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What is chicken pox?

Chicken pox is highly contagious infection caused by the Varicella-zoster Virus(VZV). iT IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHICKEN POX OR HERPES ZOSTER LESIONS or by inhalation of infected and airborne droplets.

What are the symptoms?

In chidren symptoms may include body weakness, headache, and fever. Incubation period varies to about 2 to 3 weeks. A person is infectious two days before the rashes appear to the time the lesions have crusted.

Does chickenpox affects adults the same way it affects children?

Chickenpox is more severe when it occurs in late adolescence or adulthood. The prodrome is frequently longer, the fever more severe and prolonged, more numerous and severe lesions form, the time to crusting is longervand complications develop more often.

What are possible complications?

The most common complications in children is secondary bacterial infection of the skin. Neurologic conditions such as encephalitis, meningitis, and cerebellar ataxia may also occur. Another result of chickenpox are the ugly scars on the face and the body which can remain permanent.

How often does chickenpox occur?

A person who has had chickenpox is not likely to have it again, although the virus may remain dormant in the nerves and may later be reactivated as herpes zoster.

CONSTIPATION

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CONSTIPATION is difficult bowel movement; usually infrequent passage of feces which are unduly hard and dry.

PROBABLE CAUSES:

No regular bowel movement
Improper diet (low-fiber with very little fluid intake)
Intestinal obstructions
Tumors
Excessive use of laxatives of cathartics
Weakness of intestinal muscles
Use of certain drugs
Presence of lesions in the anus
Worry
Anxiety
Fear
Sedentary lifestyle (lack of physical activity)

PROBABLE SYMPTOMS

Uneasiness
Indisposition
Lower abdominal pain
Headache
Coated tongue
Foul breath
Lack of appetite

HELPFUL DIETARY MANAGEMENT:

Eat a high-fiber diet.
Drink milk and plenty of water.
Make every meal time a relaxed experience. Do not eat when under the influence of strong emotion such as hatred, fear and worry.

GENGIVITIS

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GENGIVITIS the inflammation of the gum. If unchecked, inflammation may spread to the supportive tissues surrounding the tooth and the alveolar bone. This may eventually lead to tooth loss.

PROBABLE CAUSES:

Poor oral hygiene like not brushing of teeth right after eating especially after snacks, and irregular or wrong way of flossing.
Initiated by dental plaque and intensified by lack of niacin (Vitamin B3) and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in the diet
Other systemic diseases such a diabetes and syphilis

PROBABLE SYMPTOMS:

Ulcer of gum at base of tooth
Pain
Foul smelling breath
Bleeding
Dying gum cells

HELPFUL DIETARY MANAGEMENT:

Eat a bland diet with an abundance of Vitamin C-and B-complex-rich foods.
Avoid strong-flavored (spicy, acidic) and coarse foods which are very irritating.
Brush teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush immediately after eating.
Avoid between-meals snacks.
Avoid foods that contain small seeds that can be trapped in a gum ulcer.

DENTAL EXTRACTION

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DENTAL EXTRACTION a surgical procedure wherein a tooth or several teeth are pulled out, leaving the patient unable to chew and swallow comfortably.

PROBABLE CAUSES:

Severe tooth decay (non restorable)
Movable tooth due to inflamed gums and connective tissues
Infections of tooth and surrounding tissues which cannot be corrected by root canal therapy
Accidents involving tooth
Part of Orthodontic treatment plan

PROBABLE SYMPTOMS:

Localized pain
Bleeding
Presence of slight fever

MY TOOTH DECAY

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Tooth decay due to to the action of pathogenic bacteria.

Probable causes

Improper brushing of teeth
Delayed brushing of teeth
No brushing of teeth after eating.

Note: The above causes result in prolonged contact of food ( especially sugars) with tooth surface giving enough time for caries-promoting bacteria to feed on them. This, in turn, produces acid which softens the outer tooth surface making it weak and later broken. Through a broken surface, bacteria enter and attack the soft and more organic inner layers of the tooth.

Probable symptoms

Hypersensitivity of teeth to cold, heat and sugars
Toothache
Tooth cavity
Foul breath

Helpful Dietary Management

Serve balanced diet in 3 regular meals.
Avoid between-meal snacks particularly sugar-sweetened foods.
Choose firm natural foods over soft sticky ones which stay longer in the mouth.
Brush properly and immediately after meals.
Floss at least once a day before going to bed.