What is Legionnaire’s Disease?
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Legionnaires’ disease may be fatal, especially in the presence of a weakened immune system. Prompt and aggressive hospital treatment is therefore very important in the management of this condition.
There have been 31 cases reported there since July 10, officials said. Two people with the disease have died.
Medicines like Vasa, Naagkeshar (Messua ferrea), Laxa (Purified wax) and Sphatik-Bhasma are used to prevent hemoptysis. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can be treated using medicines like Laghu-Sutshekhar, Praval-Panchamrut, Sutshekhar-Ras, Shankh-Vati, Kutaj-Ghan-Vati and Panchamrut-Parpati. Confusion and mental changes can be prevented using medicines like Mandukparni (Centella asiatica), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) and Bruhat-Vat-Chintamani. Respiratory failure and septic shock can be treated using medicines like Laxmi-Vilas-Ras, Shrung-Bhasma, Maha-Laxmi-Vilas-Ras, Abhrak-Bhasma, Arjun (Terminalia arjuna) and Makardhwaj-Ras. Kidney failure can be treated using medicines like Punarnavadi-Guggulu, Gokshuradi-Guggulu, Saarivadi-Churna, Gomutra-Haritaki and Chandraprabha-Vati.
Water borne diseases could get transmitted fecally or orally. Some are caused by bacteria; these include cholera and typhoid. Some others are caused by the phage virus or bacteriophages. Jaundice and infectious hepatitis are among these. Still others are the handiwork of protozoan. Amoebic meningo and amoebic dissentery are prime examples of these.
Alternative Therapies
Only antibiotic treatment can cure Legionnaire’s disease, but alternative therapies may help relieve symptoms.
Herbal Medicine
To treat pneumonia of all types, Western herbalists recommend tea made of giant Solomon’s seal, an herb that may also be used to make a poultice for application to the chest two or three times a day. Other herbal remedies include hyssop tea and garlic, boneset, or mullein capsules.
