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Dear Robert
In some cases of common cold we need to look for genus epidemicus and these
cases are cases
of epidemic common cold. And this means common colds caused by unic
organism and unic cause. This is the only case you need to look for a genus
epidemicus in common cold patients. If these 3 patients are affected by
unic innimical dynamis then you are confronted with an epidemic disease.
You may have 2 patient or 2000 patients. I believe this is true for the
anthrax cases we are dealing with at the moment.
Thanks
Farbod

Dear Farbod:
I am also trying to clarify better my understanding of acute disease. In
Paragraph 73 of the Organon Hahnemann explains Acute Disease and clarifies
the definitions of indispositions; sporadic diseases; epidemics and acute
miasms:

Para 73 Organon

As regards acute diseases they are either of such a kind as

I.1 Attack human beings individually , the exciting cause being injurious
influences to which they were particularly exposed.
I.1.1 Excess in food or an insufficient supply of it.
I.1.2 Severe physical impressions
I.1.3 Chills
I.1.4 Overheatings
I.1.5 Dissipations
I.1.6 Strains etc
I.1.7 Physical Irritations
I.1.8 Mental Emotions
And the like…are exciting causes of such acute febrile affections; in
reality, however they are generally only a transient explosion of psora,
which spontaneously returns to its dormant state if the acute disease were
not of too violent a character and were soon quelled. OR

II.1 Or they are of such a kind as attack several persons at the same time
here and there (sporadically),by means of meteoric ( having to do with
weather or atmospheric changes-editor) or telluric (earth or soil-editor)
influences and injurious agents, the susceptibility for being morbidly
affected by which is possessed by only a few persons at one time.

II.2 Allied to these are these are those diseases in which many persons are
attacked with very similar sufferings from the same cause (epidemically);
these diseases generally become infectious (contagious) when they prevail
among thickly congregated masses of human beings. Thence arise fevers (see
footnote 71), in each instance of a peculiar nature, and because the cases
of disease have an identical origin, they set up in all those they affect an
identical morbid process, which when left to itself terminates in death or
recovery. The calamities of war, inundations and famine are not infrequently
their exciting causes and producers.

II.3 Sometimes they are acute miasms which recur in the same manner (hence
known by some traditional name), which attack persons but once in a
lifetime, as the small pox, measles, whooping cough, the ancient smooth
bright red scarlet fever(see footnote 72) of Sydenham, the mumps, etc. or
such as recur frequently in pretty much the same manner, the plague of
Levant, the yellow fever of the sea coast , the Asiatic cholera, etc.

I would normally not call a cold an epidemic if it did not answer the strict
definition of Hahnemann. In addition one needs to consult paragraphs 99 to
103 and meditate over them when it comes to treating the present day threats
of biological warfare. We need to go deep into our spiritual wealth and
summon the Giver of all knowledge to guide us, to calm our fears and to make
us see clearly the truth so that "our reason gifted mind can freely employ
this living, healthy instrument for the higher purposes of our existence."
(para 9).

What are the feelings of the group about Hahnemann's Para 73. I would
welcome your ideas and criticisms. Saroush, do you have some of your usual
thoughtful deep insights to share with us?

Kind regards

Ahmed N. Currim,MD