Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system (ear, nose and throat). Influenza is commonly known as “flu”. It is infectious disease cause by influenza virus.

Influenza most often occurs during winter season and spreads easily from person to person by airborne respiratory droplets, contaminated surface, saliva, handshake.

There are 4 types of influenza virus:

Influenza A virus (IAV) : spreads in various mammals including humans and pigs.

Influenza B virus (IBV) & Influenza C virus (ICV) primarily infects humans

Influenza D virus (IDV) is found in cattle and pigs.

IAV & IBV is which circulates in human and causes seasonal epidemics. ICV causes mild infection in childrens. IDV infects humans but do not causes ill effect.

Symptoms

The symptoms of flu includes:

• Headache
• moderate to high grade fever & chills
• Dry cough
• Runny or stuffy nose & sneezing
• Bodyache
• Muscles pain
• Fatigue
• Congestion
• Sore throat
• Shortness of breath
• Sweating
• Loss of appetite
• Vomiting & diarrhea
• Swollen lymph nodes

Symptoms usually appear from 1 to 4 days after exposure to virus and lasts for 5 to 8 days.

 Does homeopathy have medicines for influenza?

Homeopathy has a lot to offer for both prevention and treatment of the influenza virus and homeopathy has very effective medicines for influenza which enhances patient’s immunity by reducing susceptibility of the patient towards disease and helps in restoring complete health of the patient by annihilation of disease.

Homeopathy provides safe,  long-lasting and completely curable treatment.  The use of homeopathic medicines has reduced the number of attacks of flu in childrens.

Homeopathy treatment with indicated homeopathic remedy based on individualization has helped in relieve and saved lives in epidemics.

Duration of homeopathic treatment in influenza:

The patient response to homeopathic treatment within 24 hour or may be 1 or 2 days after taking homeopathic medicines depending upon the duration of the suffering of the disease.

Causes

The flu is commonly caused by the influenza virus.

Causes includes:

Respiratory air borne droplets like sneeze or cough

Contaminated food and water

Contaminated surface

Risk factors of flu includes:

COPD

Heart disease

Chronic kidney disease

Diabetes

Obesity

Anemia

Weak immunity

Liver disorders

Children and teenager who are having long term aspirin therapy

Conventional treatments

Antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir, zanamivir, peramivir or baloxavir

Homeopathic medication for the treatment of  flu includes:

• Oscillococcinum
• Arsenic album
• Belladonna
• Bryonia alba
• Eupatorium perfoliatum
• Gelsemium
• Rhus toxicodendron