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Take 650 mg paracetamol instead of the usual 500 mg dose – this is what Uttarakhand Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has advised dengue patients among reports of the disease affecting 4,800 people in that state.
Rawat reacted Wednesday by saying that the mosquito-borne disease had become an epidemic in Uttarakhand this year.
"Dengue fever is far from reaching epidemic proportions in Uttarakhand.Use 650 mg of paracetamol and take some medicine to cure the rest of the disease," Prime Minister told reporters.
At the same time, RK Pandey, DG, Health, told PTI that the total number of reported cases of dengue fever in the state this year was 4,800 on Wednesday.
The official said the majority of cases had been reported in Dehradun, where up to now 3,000 people have been diagnosed, followed by Haldwani and 1,100 reported cases.
The chief minister claimed that only six people died of the disease in the state this year, including four in Dehradun and two in Haldwani.
Rawat also claimed that no deaths had occurred in public hospitals.
On September 17, the State Department of Health had set the figure at eight.
The Chief Minister stated that he had met dengue patients admitted to public hospitals and that they had benefited from the treatment administered in these facilities.
"There is no need to panic if someone is suffering from dengue fever.If you take a dose of 650 mg of paracetamol instead of 500 mg and a little rest, you can to cure the disease, "he said.
On the swine flu, Rawat said that doctors around the world had admitted that it was a common type of flu that could be controlled by washing his hands often, wearing a mask and taking other precautions.
DG Pandey said that the number of dengue cases reported this year is much higher than last year's, adding that this can be attributed to the fact that more diagnostic centers have been created to perform the ELISE test.
The number of cases is declining and there is no need to panic, added the official.
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