Meningitis
Introduction
Meningitis is a serious disease death, but also severe sequelae may be after. Die each year in the Netherlands Sunday 60 people with this disease. It is therefore logical that we try to reduce as much as possible. As soon as a child somewhere dies of meningitis, this leads to great panic among the population. Providing emergency vaccination with meningoccoc C is not useful, because an infection within 3 to 4 days occurs and the vaccine only after two weeks working. The introduction of the National Vaccination Program, the number of cerebral inflammation earlier increase. In Japan, was already in the eighties that the number of neurological disorders, including cerebral inflammation decreased dramatically, as children only two years were vaccinated. 1 Since the introduction of the HIB vaccine in the RVP in 1992 the number of cerebral inflammation in the Netherlands increased. That is so not only in the Netherlands, but also in many other countries including the United States (even vervijfvoudigd!) 2 , Sweden and Switzerland. 3 There is obviously a shift in loss of immunity. The pneumococ and meningococ is more dangerous than the HIB and if we draw more and more children with vaccines without the risks to a minimum. In the Netherlands is the vaccine against the C meningococ introduced. There are also countries which have chosen not to do so, as in Spain. Thus, the resistance to the children further undermined (see below) and the risk of meningococcen B and other variants (there are 28 known variants of bacterial meningitis) will only increase, while diseases such as epilepsy and development and behavioral disorders will increase. Also, does not take too long time or follow the pneumococcal vaccine. Then, our infant vaccines charged with 21 (3x7) in the first months of life, which is undoubtedly a heavy burden on newborns means. In the Netherlands, almost 20 years serogroup B is responsible for more than 85% of the disease and the serogroup C caused almost all other cerebral inflammation. The C variant is the rise in recent years and is now responsible for Sunday 30% of cases.
The disease
Meningitis is known as cerebro-spinal, as an important symptom of the nekstijfheid, while moving the chin to the chest is very painful. However, the diagnosis is not always easy because the disease very similar to a major flu. Fever to Sunday 39 o C, a stiff neck, extreme weakness, sustained a severe headache, drowsiness, light shyness, dizziness and vomiting are the most characteristic symptoms. Small children are often reluctant to arrest and being with them is like the change. The disease is transmitted through saliva, especially by coughing and sneezing.
Another form of the infection is meningococcen blood poisoning (sepsis), which is actually much more dangerous. The toxins affect many bodily functions disrupted. There are over small blood clot in the body (Fugitive Intravasale Congealing or CIS), the blood clotting factors for depletion and puntbloedinkjes (petechial) appearance, which can grow to purple spots and finally bruising. This disease can develop in a few hours and is 20-40% fatal.
Prevention
The bacterium is to an estimated 1 in 10 people in the nose and throat, without that there ill. It is a misconception to believe that the infection only made by a child with meningitis or blood poisoning meningococcen another child. Most take place contamination by healthy carriers of the meningococ sick and not all patients. It is not to control the infection as much as possible to avoid, because it is seen to prevent the 1 in 10 people are simply not possible. It is to ensure that a child has a good defense to the meningococ to cope. Emergency vaccinations to children who are simply more likely that the meningococ its devastating effects can develop by weakening the resistance. The difference between a healthy carrier and a patient with meningitis about them in the strength of the immune system!
Up to three months infants are still protected by the antibodies of the mother. Breastfeeding strengthens and extends the defense. Most infections are among children between 6 months and 2 years. In 1959 came
meningococcen meningitis A, B or C are not yet 50 times per year in 1996 was that more than 550 per year and the last years is that Sunday 750-800 cases per year. The division is now 15% meningococcen C, pneumococcal 30%, 35% meningococcen B and 20% others, including HIB 5 . A Netherlands is virtually non-existent. The meningococ C sharp rise since 2000. The reason is unknown.
Treatment
Treatment of meningitis consists of the administration of antibiotics. The diagnosis is made using a ruggenprik. Nor would it be possible this serious disease that so often Sunday disaster simultaneously homeopathic treatment, but it is our society in general is not yet ready. A homeopathic treatment is only given the severity of the disease is not justified, there is also a required hospitalization. Just as little is our society prepared to opt for a homeopathic prevention that a much better protection and wider scientific examination as well. Further research into the long-term impact would be on good information, but a study in Brazil in the Netherlands would simply not be.
The vaccine / Updates
The vaccine used in the Netherlands against the meningococ C Neisvac-C, has been tested on children in 6000 and has accelerated introduced. If control is not a placebo group, a scientific requirement of the highest order. The control group received a hepatitis B vaccine and the scientific research simply become worthless. That aside, millions of children are inoculated including England, says nothing about its safety. After all, if a vaccine was introduced almost all the side effects systematically denied and attributed to chance, as happens in the Netherlands. The government is still in force in the Netherlands that there is no serious lasting effects of the vaccine, therefore, have occurred and that there is never a child vaccinations is deceased. Unfortunately, information in this field and there is only propaganda. To what extent the
meningoccoccen C vaccine side effects will occur is not yet clear. That will be the next years, we appear. What is certain is that the immune system of two-month old babies still taxed more heavily than it already is now created and complaints by many children as a result of immunity loss will only take. It is especially for chronic infections such as colds, middle ear infection, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia and skin infections, but also vote for change, developmental disabilities, epilepsy and behavioral disorders. In the meningitis factsheet of the UK National Vaccination Information Center ( www.van . org.uk ) discusses Dion that a few hours after a meningitis C vaccine and DKTP dies. Also changes in behavior, aggression, youth rheumatism, diabetes and meningitis are reported.
In England, according to The Observer 4 in 10 months more than 16,000 adverse events reported, including 12 deaths. According to The Observer would have only a 18% decline in the number of cerebral inflammation occurred, while the government claims that the decline is 85%.
What is wise?
Of the additional vaccinated with vaccine C meningococcen any positive impact in the future will have to wait and see. What is certain is that the number of adverse reactions to vaccines in general will increase. It is therefore questionable, given the many uncertainties surrounding the vaccine's safety and effectiveness if it is your child point to the disease to slips.
Homeopathic alternative: I am always very cautious with regard to homeopathic vaccination. It is a little too simple to say: Give it a homeopathic dilution of a disease and you're protected. In many cases, that is not scientifically proven, and for a number of diseases that is not (more) to prove, because they hardly, such as polio or diphtheria. However, there is now every reason to be here homeopathic alternative to recommend. A major study in Brazil shows that the nosode Meningococcinum 30CH excellent protection against all types meningococcen. The study was conducted with the cooperation of the Health Department in the city of Blumenau among 90,000 young people from 0 to 20 years in the year 1998. (unlike the vaccine, only 6000 people are tested and where there is inadequate control is used). The results were statistically significant with a protection of 95% in the first 6 months and 91% in the first year. 5 In the Netherlands it is possible to use this protection and appears to show a better option than the vaccine. Breastfeeding appears
especially in the early baby time to give additional protection against infection meningococcen.
It is also important to ensure that your child has a good immune system. Is your child for a cold, has repeated infections, middle ear infection, respiratory infections and especially if you have a clear deterioration in the health of a child finds that the first months was sound, consult a qualified homeopathic doctor. Using homeopathy can complaints in most cases are resolved and the immune system can be restored. It is not normal for children to have a cold or infection in one of the other roles, although some doctors say it. A good defense will protect your child against the complications of the meningococ and many other diseases. Avoid
go as far as possible suppressive therapies such as antibiotics (penicillin), fever-lowering agents such as paracetamol, aspirin, etc., and antihistamines (against allergies) Give your child good nutrition, avoid sugars, refined products and junk food, ensure adequate sleep, fresh air, exercise and love.
Method
Meningococcen: Dolisos brings a Meningococcinum on the market, which is composed of the culture of the meningococ A, B and C and would be an even better protection than in Blumenau Meningococcinum used, made from the liquor from a meningitis patient and which is not clear whether it was a B or C infection is. I let children older than one year a series of potentials in order to take the operation to further increase width. It is as follows: Day 1 Meningococcinum 30K, Day 2 Meningococcinum 200K, Meningococcinum MK day 3 and day 4 Meningococcinum XMK, with a repetition of the entire course after one year. Whether this is really needed is not shown since the investigation in Brazil has only one year has stalled and we know nothing of the degree of protection after one year, but that is also the regular vaccine is not known. Then you could cure every 5 years may be repeated. Children below the year I only a single dose of the 30K as the investigation was done.
Pneumococcal : We know from the literature that homeopathic homeopathic nosoden good protection can provide against specific diseases. The flu virus is clearly demonstrated in France and England and now also in a large-scale research to meningococcen meningitis in Brazil. So it seems legitimate to advise children against pneumococcenmeningitis homeopathic protection. I therefore recommend to a month after the meningococcenkuur a pneumococcenkuur to follow, creating a protection against 80% of all bacterial meningitis infections can be established.
A recipe may be obtained from the Center for Holistic Medical tel 040-2516099. http://www.chgeindhoven.nl
Literature
- Cherry & al "Report of a Task Force on pertussis + pertussis immunization." "Pediatrics" (supp) 1988
- Oster Holm et al: Lack of efficacy of Haemophilus b vaccine polisaccharide in Minisota; Journal of the American Medical Assosiation, 260 (10), p. 1423-1428
- Office fédéral de la santé publique: Maladie meningococciques invasives and the 1995 à1999 Suisse, Bulletin No. 30, 2000, p.344-346
- The Observer, Michael Devitt, Meningitis C Agency finds more than 16,000 adverse reaction since last year
- Mroninski CRL, Adriano EJ, G. Mattos, Meningococcinum, Its protective effect against Meningococcal disease; Homoeopathic Links, winter 2001, vol.14 (4), p.230-234.
See also
Risks of childhood illnesses: Haemophilus influenzae B (HIB)