Combat Depression from West Nile Virus

"Half of people infected with the West Nile virus experience ongoing health problems such as fatigue, headaches, depression and tremors a year after diagnosis, U.S. researchers report" in an article posted on forbes.com (click the post title to read the article).

The study of 49 patients published in Clinical Infection Diseases, found that while most people infected with the virus have no symptoms, 20% develop flu-like West Nile fever, and 1% develop more serious diseases, which can include meningitis and encephalitis. However, one year after infection, whether or not patients exhibited symptoms when first infected, 25% had moderate to severe depression, 84% suffered from fatigue, and 20% experienced tremors.

So far this year, 388 cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in 25 of the 50 states with 13 deaths, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. West Nile virus is transmitted to people by mosquitoes. The virus is difficult to diagnose both because most people don't exhibit symptoms when first infected and because it may be a year or more before any symptoms develop, at which time last summer's mosquito bite is a dim memory. The virus is difficult to treat and symptoms may drag on for years.

Alternative medicine therapies can offer relief not provided by conventional treatments, particularly in combating the depression and fatigue experienced by many patients. Noted alternative medicine authority Dr. Burton Goldberg explores the latest alternative treatments for depression in his informative video Curing Depression (click the link for a preview). Visit Dr. Goldberg's website today for more information and learn how you can live depression-free without the use of antidepressant drugs.