Yellow Fever

[Dark Project]

Ok we hear about Yellow Fever ? What is it . According to our tradition you see many Omani's have holes in there ears ( both ears ) not as fashion but they say its a cure for yellow fever and it prevernts it . its done to babies.. how true is it or its just ignorance and you find mainly people from Dakhiliya reigion have it can you explain or the Doc's in sabla can elaborate on this issue :)

[HITMAN]

Dark Project, I believe that you are referring to Jaundice (Bu6faar in Arabic) & not the disease known as Yellow fever itself

Yellow Fever occurs in the Tropicals, a viral infection transmitted by Mosquitoes, it doesn't occur in Oman, no way, no how

It has been referred to in the past, check this post (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showpost.php?p=763793&postcount=17)

[Filly_Stiffler]

y3ni now this is diffrent disease and the other is diffrent wala same??(confused)

i wana know bout em both...XD

[Dark Project]

Oh yes :) Thanks HITMANN .. As Fillmore it would be nice if you could elaborate on Busfaar and the holes in the ears ..

[HITMAN]

To be precise, you asked bout the Jaundice in babies, I opened a thread about it last year while I was an intern in paediatrics in Buraimi

Check this out: Newborn Jaundice (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36521&highlight=jaundice)

Regrading the 2nd part of your question, which is cutting or making holes in the ears, that is a myth & has no affect whatsoever on the condition itself, being that for children or as practiced on adults when their ears are scraped with a blade

The more serious of those mythical treatments is the one done by placing a hot iron on certain parts of the body, which is also believed to cure the Jaundice, this on many occasions results in serious burns & leads to wound infection