Viral Fever Symptoms, Causes, Protection and Home remedies : The weather is constantly changed these days. Sometimes the temperature of the day and night is going down due to heavy rain and sometimes it is getting to hot. Due to the changes in the weather, outbreak of viral fever has spread. More than thousand patients are reaching the victims of this disease every day.
A fever caused by a virus infection is called viral fever. Viral fever affects the full body. It also causes high fever, eye irritation, headache, body pain and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Older people, Younger and children any age group can affect by this viral fever. Well, viral fever can occur in any season, but in the rainy virus can become very active and affected our body.
Symptoms of viral fever
- Very high fever and then decrease for some time.
- Feeling extreme tiredness in the body.
- Muscle and joint pain.
- Felling extreme chills.
- Vomiting, nasal congestion, cough, headache, diarrhea, and body aches.
If you see 3 or 4 of these symptoms in your body, then you may have viral fever.
Causes of Viral Fever
- It spreads from one person to another. When the infected person sneezes, talks then small fluids are released. They can enter in your body through your breath. If a virus also enters in your body, it will affect the entire body in 16 to 48 hours.
- Use of any food or liquid those affect by virus.
- In contact with an infected person, either by blood or sexually.
- Cold is also a reason for viral fever.
Protection Tips from Viral Fever
- Take special care of cleanliness and Hand wash.
- Cover your mouth and nose with handkerchief during coughing or sneezing.
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap before eating and after using washroom.
- Drink boiled water during the rainy season.
- Avoid visiting crowded places as there is an increased risk of infection in such places.
Some Home Remedies for get relief from Viral Fever
- Turmeric and ginger powder = Ginger has anti-oxidant properties to cure from viral fever. Heat one spoon of black pepper powder, one teaspoon of turmeric powder and one teaspoon of dry ginger powder add one cup of water and one tea spoon honey. When this water remains half after boiling, drink it slowly after cooling it.
- Use of Basil = Tulsi or Basil has antibiotic properties that eliminate viruses inside the body. Boil one spoon powder of cloves and ten to fifteen fresh basil leaves in one liter of water until it dries to half. After that filter it and cool it and drink it every hour. You will get rest from viral fever.
Treatment of Viral Fever
- If the patient has high fever, it is best that he should take proper bed rest.
- If the patient has excessive fever, headache, body pain does not hesitate to take the advice of your doctor.
- Eat light food like daal, kichdi, soup. Light meal digests quickly and gives energy to the patient.
- Keep the patient in a clean place and make distance from patient, do not use the things used by him.
- If the patient has a high fever, soak a clean cloth in normal water on his head and keep it on his forehead until the temperature is normal.
