“Any development of illness during such times is best attended to by the medical community only.” Ayurvedic doctors, too, claim there is no treatment as yet for NiV. “The messages circulating on social media, especially WhatsApp and promotion of alternative forms of medicine to cure NiV must be ignored,” Fernandes said. He urged the public not to believe such messages and refrain from circulating them. “Let alone any home remedy, there is no treatment for NiV,” he said. Dr Edmond Fernandes, CEO, CHD Group, also rubbished the home remedies. According to newspaper reports, the Kerala government has procured 2,000 such tablets and has placed orders for another 8,000 tablets. Kakkilaya revealed only one antiviral drug has proven effective so far.
Most patients require artificial ventilation until the virus subsides. Such patients need immediate hospitalisation and intensive care. “Nipah is a serious infection involving the brain and it causes encephalitis. “These home remedies should be condemned outright,” said Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya, a consultant physician. While researchers are yet to find a cure for the virus, messages on the ‘power of Indian herbs’ has caught the attention of social media users, especially those on WhatsApp. This is one of the ‘home remedies’ against the deadly Nipah virus (NiV) doing the rounds on social media. Consume the mixture thrice or four times a day consume honey with onion extract regularly.
Add black pepper powder and three drops of lime juice. MANGALURU: Boil six leaves of night-blooming jasmine (parijatha) in 200ml of water and prepare a 100ml kashaya.
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