Yoga everyday drives dengue away

India:In India when many cities suffering under the menace of mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya, the patients as well as the local authorities are in no mood to leave aside any possible measure in sight.

In Act of charity from Delhi, an Ayurvedic drug manufacturer has donated a truck full of mosquito repellents to the Delhi Government to fight mosquitoes.

According to doctors claim the falling mercury in the New Delhi had resulted in a decline in the number of dengue cases, the death toll in Delhi continued to rise and was up to 46.

Also 88 fresh cases have been registered in Delhi taking the total number of cases registered so far to 1,908.

Chikungunya is playing havoc in south India with over 100 deaths and over 40,000 people found infected.

In Bangalore, a spiritual foundation has claimed that Yoga, the exercised-based science, could help in confronting Chikungunya.Yoga has the potential to strengthen a person's immunity to fight a disease like Chikungunya, claims a Yoga instructor.


Like dengue, there is no vaccine for Chikungunya, and at best, symptoms can be countered through painkillers, intake of plenty of fluids and lots of rest.