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What is arenavirus? What are the symptoms of arenavirus infection? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
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What is Arenavirus?
Arenavirus is a negative single-stranded RNA genome virus, generally associated with rodent-transmitted diseases in humans. Humans acquire the infection from the excretion of rodents. Most human infections are asymptomatic, but some may develop an influenza-like illness or meningitis.
What is the mode of transmission?
• Contact with materials contaminated with the excretions of an infected rodent
• Direct contact of abraded or broken skin with rodent excretions
• Aerosol transmission can occur through inhalation of tiny particles soiled with rodent urine or saliva.
Some Arenaviruses, such as Lassa, Lujo, and Machupo viruses, are associated with secondary person-to-person and nosocomial transmission. Person-to-person transmission is associated with: –
• Direct contact with the blood or other body fluids, containing virus particles, of infected individuals.
• Contact with objects contaminated with these materials, such as medical equipment.
What is the incubation period?
The incubation period is about 10-14days.
What are the signs and symptoms of Arenavirus?
It causes two types of clinical presentations:
• Neurological
• Hemorrhagic fever
Neurological: encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, or meningoencephalitis, caused by the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Common symptoms include: –
• Headache
• Photophobia
• Listlessness
• Apathy
• Memory defects
• Confusion
• Subtle mental difficulties
Viral hemorrhagic fever: usually caused by the Lassa virus. Common symptoms include: –
• High Fever
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Asthenia
• Pharyngitis
• Cough
• Retrosternal and abdominal pain
In severe cases: –
• Facial edema is associated with hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
• Haemorrhagic skin rash
• Visceral hemorrhage
• Necrosis of liver and spleen.
What are the investigations of Arenavirus?
Diagnosis is confirmed by: –
• Detecting a rise in antibody titers – Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) assay or enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA)
• Virus Isolation
• Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction detection
• Serum aminotransferase testing
What treatment is advised for Arenavirus?
• Ribavirin treatment has been shown to be efficient for Lassa fever.
• No vaccine is currently available.
• Symptomatic management is required.
What are the complications of Arenavirus?
The complications are as follows: –
• Cerebellar ataxia
• Pericarditis
• Orchitis
• Uveitis
• Alopecia
• Small-joint arthritis
• Maternal and fetal losses during Lassa fever
What is the differential diagnosis of Arenavirus?
• Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
• Dengue
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Ebola Virus Infection
• Influenza
• Plague
• Smallpox
• Typhoid Fever
• Yellow Fever
What prevention is helpful for Arenavirus?
• Avoiding close contact with infected people
• Rodent control
• Use of protective clothing and disinfection procedures
What the names of commonly indicated Homeopathic remedies of Arenavirus?
The Homeopathic remedies are as follows: –
• Rhus Toxicodendron
• Gelsemium
• Arsenic album
• Crotalus Horridus
• Eupatorium Perf
Also Read: Deadly Coronavirus
For more information, you can visit CDC and eMedicine.
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