Dosh–dushya in chikungunya

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It is a viral disease transmitted to humans by bite of infected mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus 1. Chikungunya fever epidemics have been reported from several countries around the world. The disease that was silent for nearly 32 years reemerged in the october 2005 outbreak in India that is still ongoing. The incubation period ranges from 3 to 12 days 2.Until August 2016,12,255 cases of Chikungunya had been reported in India 3.The onset is usually abrupt and the acute stage is characterized by sudden onset of fever and severe joint pain. Other symptoms include muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. Prevention by educating the community and public health officials, vector control measures appear to be the best approach at controlling Chikungunya fever as no commercially available vaccine is available for public use in India for this condition presently. As Nidanparivarjana’[Hetu] are the first and foremost type of treatment in Ayurveda. As hetu imbalances doshadushya of the body and causes disease. Depending on hetu we can identify dosha and dushya of the disease. Ayurveda says that “ Dosha – Dushya Samurchhnajanito Vyadhi ”. When we know the Dosha and Dushya in Chikungynya, we can treat the disease by breaking the pathology of disease i.e. amalgamation of dosha and dushya . By this we can prevent or decreases the percentage of Chikungunya. Keywords: Chikungunya, Symptoms, Dosha