Boost your immune system to fight Chickenpox aided Hearing Loss

Posted by editor2 on Wednesday 04 Mar 2009

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Chickenpox is an acute contagious disease caused by herpes virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body.

A highly severe disease, the viral infection causing chickenpox spreads through direct contact with broken chickenpox blisters and through airborne droplets. After infection the virus lies stagnate and in the later stage emerges to cause shingles.

Chickenpox normally starts and ends in about two weeks but people with low immune systems or newborns can have dangerous complications, if infected prenatally there is a risk of birth defects.

After the fist exposure to this disease the body builds up immunity in the form of antibodies that recognize the disease and kills the virus before it can infect us again.

In children, chicken pox could cause many birth defects such as hearing loss if it is contracted by the mother during pregnancy.

Hygienic is important. Take special efforts to ensure that your hands are clean and fingernails cut short. Do not scratch as it can leave scars.

Baking soda bath is good getting relief from itching and pain.

For sores in mouth, rinse with lukewarm water. You can also make use of hydrogen peroxide to rinse your mouth.

Spread your mat with neem leaves to keep your body cool and to avoid infection as well as itching.

Drinking too much water is important to keep your body hydrated. Drinking fresh fruit juices are also useful.

Boil one bucket water with a handful of neem leaves and let it cool for some time.

Bathing in this water without adding extra cold water is useful for treating any diseases including chickenpox.

Application of vitamin E oil helps relieving itching and also has a healing effect.

Neem supplements

Neem is highly recommended for the effects it has upon the skin. Due to neem’s anti-bacterial properties it is effective in fighting most epidermal dysfunctions such as acne, psoriasis chickenpox and eczema.

Holy basil supplements

Tulsi has antioxidant properties, and helps boost the body’s ability to fight off damaging free radicals which have been linked to disease and aging. In Ayurvedic tulsi preparations have significantly reduced the symptoms of viral hepatitis. It protects form small pox and malaria.