2 Widespread Epidemics and Natural Treatments for Viruses

Pandemics, outbreaks, black death, and plague, encapsulates a feeling of terror and misery.  Throughout history, massive casualties have been dealt following a spread of what seem to be harmless symptoms of coughing and sneezing.  Figures blast off the charts every time a new strain of “virulent” viruses are passed unknowingly from person to person.  Viruses have many routes before finally settling to its final host - man.  Their common intermediate hosts are poultry animals such as chicken, beef, and others.  Natural treatment for viruses are needed in times of widespread infection.

To be discussed in this article are famous epidemics which created massive panic and chaos in history.  Natural treatment for viruses paved way to eradication of these trying times.

Spanish Flu

Leading the list in terms of number of casualties is the flu of 1918 or the Spanish flu.  The statistics itself is a source of horror.  The disease was able to take 20 million lives in just a matter of months; a commanding figure that easily surpasses World War I’s death toll.  All in all the disease claimed 50 to 100 million lives worldwide, creating a huge dent in the pages of history books.

The Spanish flu carried typical flu symptoms including diarrhea, aches, nausea, and fever.  Noticeable black spots in the cheeks also become frequent.  Once infected with this deadly virus, lungs overproduce mucus which cuts them the supply of oxygen.  Drowning from their own body fluids is what kills most of the flu patients.

A year later, the epidemic came to a stop when the virus mutated to a less lethal type.  The general population has also developed a certain degree of immunity to this virus strain after its ravaging attack.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

The discovery of AIDS is dated back in the 1980s.  Since then, it has reached a staggering number of 25 million peoples' deaths due to the disease.

The spread of the disease is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  The disease is routed through contact with semen, blood, and other body fluids.  The weakening of an infected patient is among the major damages caused by HIV.