kĩhonia
- cure, remedy. Cure. A treatment or remedy that eliminates a disease or condition; in veterinary context, refers to medicinal interventions that can completely heal viral or bacterial diseases in livestock and poultry.
Example: ũndũ wa kĩeha nĩatĩ, mũrimũ wa fowl pox ndũrĩ kĩhonia. (Unfortunately, there is no cure for fowl pox.); Mũrimũ ũyũ ndũri kĩhonia no njui iria ndwaru no iheo multivitamins arĩ ũrigiti wa kũhoreria. (There is no cure for the disease but support therapy such as multivitamins can be given to affected birds.); Mũrimũ wa Newcastle : Ndariri ikoragwo ta kũremwo nĩ kũhuhia, gwathimũra, kũhaya, na kũrĩra maitho. Ũyũ nĩ mũrimũ ũrehagwo nĩ virus na kuoguo ndũrĩ kĩhonia, no nĩ kũrĩ njanjo ya kũgirĩrĩria. (Newcastle Disease: Symptoms include respiratory distress, sneezing, coughing, and watery eyes. This is a viral disease, and there is no cure, but a vaccine is available to prevent it.)