Madras eye outbreak in India

MohanaSundaram, ArunSundar; Gurnani, Bharat; Kaur, Kirandeep; Radhakrishnan, Manikkam

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“…The damp-humid weather has been reported as one of the predisposing factors for an endemic of viral conjunctivitis [14] . In 2002, More than 150,000 cases affected during monsoon in India [13] . A study gave a scientific basis to prove homeopathy, which discovered by Dr. Hahnemann and other stalwarts [2] .…”

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“…[5,11] During 1971-72, enterovirus spread to other parts of Africa and Asia, including India [12] . There was an outbreak in Bombay (Western India) in 1971-72, during 1991 in Pune, and Delhi, in 1991, in southern India (Madras eyes) in 1975, and in north India in 1981 (In rainy season) [12,13] . An outbreak of acute conjunctivitis occurred during the months of August to September 2003 in Maharashtra and Gujarat states of India [21] .…”

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“…The highest rates of diagnosis are among children more than 7 years of age. The second peak of distribution occurs at the ages of 22 years in women and 28 years in men [10] Acute conjunctivitis is common in India during the monsoon when humidity was high [13] .…”

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Prevalence of endemic acute viral conjunctivitis and its preventive and curative homeopathic management among the population of south Gujarat: A community based cross sectional study

Dudhwala,

Gohil

2023

Int. J. Med. Ophthalmol.

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Background: Endemic acute viral conjunctivitis in South Gujarat and its preventive and curative homeopathic treatment. People tend to get acute conjunctivitis during damp and humid rainy weather. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study has been used to assess the prevalence of endemic viral conjunctivitis among people in South Gujarat. The convenient sampling method was used to recruit 1341 participants based on eligibility criteria. Study was done in July to August 2023. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection with the help of Efron Grading Scale, which describes the severity of the symptoms. Conjunctivitis was diagnosed by symptoms like itching, burning, redness, swelling, lachrymation, mucinous discharge, irritation, photophobia and blurred vision. Results: 27.37% of positive cases were observed out of the total number of participants. This study showed that more prevalence is present in young age group than in old age group; females (68%) were more affected than males (32%). Here it showed that in maximum number of cases, itching as a symptom was more prevalent compared to other symptoms (78.2%) and Blurred vision was less prevalent (10.35%). In homeopathy, the treatment plan for the patient with Efficacy of Pulsatilla nigricans was in maximum number of cases (40%), and Euphrasia was indicated in (20%), Rhus toxicodendron was one of effective medicine in (13.34%), Arsenicum album and Apis mellifica were having indication in (6.67%), Efficacy of Calcarea carbolicum, Sulphur, Ferrum phosphoricum and Gelsemium in less number of cases (3.33%). Conclusions: Prevalence of endemic acute viral conjunctivitis is present in South Gujarat. The prevalence of acute viral conjunctivitis remains a burden for the Population in damp and humid, rainy weather. Physicians' prescriptions in our study were mainly curative. Clinical management with a homeopathy for viral conjunctivitis to provide relieve in symptoms and shorten the duration of infection.

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Prevalence of endemic acute viral conjunctivitis and its preventive and curative homeopathic management among the population of south Gujarat: A community based cross sectional study

Dudhwala,

Gohil

2023

Int. J. Med. Ophthalmol.

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An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to Coxsackievirus A24 in a residential school, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh: July 2023

Boro,

Gongo,

Ori

et al. 2024

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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A Review: Pink Eye Outbreak in India

J. Barad,

M. Raval,

J. Tank

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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Conjunctivitis or ‘Pink Eye’ is the inflammation or infection of the Conjunctivitis, the membrane covering the white part of the inner eyelid. The Conjunctiva is the thin, clear, mucus membrane that covers the white of the eye and the inner eyelid. Viruses causes up to 80% of all cases acute Conjunctivitis. All broad- spectrum antibiotic eyedrops seen in general to be effective in treating bacterial Conjunctivitis. Acute bacterial Conjunctivitis is common in children, with more than 50% of conjunctivitis cases beings bacterial in origin as per the mentioned evidences the present Review was designed to study outbreak of pink eye in the years 2023 considering past 4 to 5 years consist in July 2023 conjunctivitis cases data in Gujrat [India]: 2.17 lac, Delhi NCR[India]:1032, Maharashtra [India]: 87.761 K, Lucknow [ Up-India]: 40 to 46 Daily. The diseases cause normally 7 to 10 days.

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Madras eye outbreak in India

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Prevalence of endemic acute viral conjunctivitis and its preventive and curative homeopathic management among the population of south Gujarat: A community based cross sectional study

Prevalence of endemic acute viral conjunctivitis and its preventive and curative homeopathic management among the population of south Gujarat: A community based cross sectional study

An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to Coxsackievirus A24 in a residential school, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh: July 2023

A Review: Pink Eye Outbreak in India

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