How can something as small as a mosquito turn into a major health issue? Dengue fever is a mosquito spread viral infection with serious flu like symptoms which can impact anybody, including you and your family members. Contemporary medicine focuses on dealing with the symptoms but Ayurveda targets the root cause of the condition. This approach seeks to restore equilibrium within your body to ease the severe discomfort and prevent future health issues by improving your body's natural defenses against them.
Ayurvedic Causes of Dengue
In Ayurvedic terms, dengue is related to imbalances of your body's doshas or the energy systems which govern your health :
- Pitta Dosha: Your body’s Pitta is most prominently imbalanced in Dengue, causing heat and inflammation in your body. This shows up as fever and pain.
Ayurveda also mentions that several other factors can lead to Dengue onset, indicating the significance of internal and external environments:
- External Factors: If you get bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito, this is the most direct external cause. These mosquitoes thrive in warm, damp weather which is generally in and near our living spaces.
- Internal Susceptibility: Ayurveda suggests that weakened body conditions and imbalanced doshas make us more prone to infections like Dengue.
Lifestyle, diet, and environmental factors are also essential in Dengue prevention:
- Diet: If you consume foods that increase heat (fried and spicy food), this can aggravate Pitta and a low-nutrient diet can weaken your immunity to infections.
- Environmental Factors: Living or travelling in tropical regions where mosquitoes are common also raises your risk of getting Dengue. Stagnant water near our homes lead to breeding of mosquitoes and increase dengue risk.
Understanding these factors can assist you in managing Dengue, for taking preventive steps to keep your body balanced and build resistance against this condition.
Modern Causes of Dengue
As per our understanding of modern medicine, dengue fever is caused by a virus propagated by mosquito bites. But still, knowing the details can help us with prevention and treatment:
- Viral Infections: Dengue is caused due to one of 4 closely associated viruses which is carried by Aedes mosquitoes. Compared with other illnesses, it's not considered contagious.
- Mosquito Bites: The Aedes mosquito which leads to Dengue bites during the day and is most active between early morning and sunset. These mosquitoes are particularly widespread in suburban and urban locations. So if you live in such areas or travel to these places, be prepared for this condition.
- Global Travel: Dengue has now spread across continents with people travelling globally. Travellers may carry the virus from one area to another and risk more outbreaks.
- Environmental Conditions: Warm & moist environments can be perfect breeding areas for Aedes mosquitoes and are thus key Dengue hotspots in subtropical and tropical zones. If you live in such an environment, make sure you don’t keep any stagnant water for these mosquitoes to breed.
Knowing the causes of dengue can help you protect yourself as well as your family members through measures like using mosquito repellent, putting on long pants and sleeves and not keeping water where mosquitoes breed.
Conclusion
Dengue is a serious disease that demands attention to both symptoms and the root cause. Ayurveda concentrates on rebuilding the balance in your body to avoid the risk of future diseases. If we consider the environmental, lifestyle and diet factors, we can promote natural healing and build better health defenses using Ayurveda.
Always remember that the process of natural healing starts with knowing the causes of dengue. Seek guidance from an Ayurvedic doctor today for a balanced & healthy life.
