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Chikun  Gunya

Chikun Gunya Starts Suddenly with Fever, chills, Vomiting, Headache, nausea, Joint Pain and rash. In Swahili Language (an African Language) ‘ Chikun Gunya’ means “that which beds up”. This refers to stop posture of patients who are afflicted with severe joint pain. While recover from Chikun Gunya is the expected outcome rarely joint pain may be prolonged up to a year or more. Infection appears to confer lifelong immunity. The time between the bite of a mosquito and the starts of symptoms ranges from 1-12 days.

Very rarely the disease become fatal by producing complications like meningitis, encephalitis etc. Chikun Gunya is diagnosed by blood examination. But when an epidemic occurs with characteristics triad of fever, rash and join pains Chikun Gunya can be suspected.

Points:-

Both IF (index finger) P joint: - 2, 3,6,7,9 Sedation   1, 8, 0 Tonification   

Point Chart

Headache

Headache Affecting the Top of Head – GB 41 (Sedation)

Headache occurs while moving Head- GV  1 (Tonification)

Yang side

Common Cold

Common cold due to external wind cold- LU 7  (Sedation)
Common cold due to external wind heat- LU 11 (Sedation)

Both Side