What is Gulf War Syndrome?
The Gulf War Syndrome refers to some veterans who participated in the 1991 Gulf War who experienced various types of physical discomfort such as mental depression, fatigue, headache, insomnia, diarrhea, memory loss, distracted attention, muscle and joint pain, and breathing problems Syndrome. According to statistics, about 160,000 of the 700,000 U.S. troops who have participated in Operation Desert Storm claimed to have the disease. The United States Department of Defense officially recognized for the first time on December 10, 2001 that veterans who had participated in the Gulf War did have Gulf War Syndrome.
Basic Information
Causes of Gulf War Syndrome
- Scientists at Tulane University in the United States have concluded through a series of studies that in order to prevent soldiers from being attacked by biological weapons, the British and American Ministry of Defense had "illegally" injected a vaccine to soldiers, and this vaccine may have caused this The culprit of many symptoms.
- Scientists have found that not only soldiers who have participated in the Gulf War Syndrome, but also soldiers who have visited the Gulf have suffered from similar diseases. They have the same experience, that is, they have all been vaccinated. The military said the vaccine was given to boost soldiers' immunity.
- Scientific research shows that squalene is contained in the vaccines given to soldiers. This is a colorless unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon mainly used for biochemical research. If squalene is added to the vaccine, the effect of the vaccine can be greatly improved, but squalene can also cause great side effects. Scientists injected mice with squalene and found that they had an immune system disorder. Because squalene poses a potential threat to human security, the British and US governments have mandated that the injection of squalene into humans is illegal.
Gulf War Syndrome
- In the post-war period, various symptoms of physical discomfort such as mental depression, fatigue, headache, insomnia, diarrhea, memory loss, distraction, muscle and joint pain, and breathing problems appeared. Symptoms are predominantly nervous, and although many symptoms tend to fall into several overlapping categories, the main ones are cognitive impairments accompanied by problems with attention, memory, reasoning and insomnia, depression, fatigue, headache. Orientation disorders, balance disorders, dizziness, impotence, myalgia, muscle fatigue, weakness and paresthesia are also common.
Gulf War Syndrome Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Communicate more with patients to improve their emotions and carry out various forms of psychological treatment.
- 2. Drug treatment
- Patients were given various antidepressant pharmaceutical preparations.
- 3. Psychotherapy combined with medication
- This method is the best treatment.