The administration will launch a special drive on July 1 to safeguard citizens from filariasis by distributing ‘DEC’ and ‘Albendazole’ tablets to them, District Collector OP Choudhary said on Sunday.
Barring children less than two years, pregnant women and elders aged more than seventy years have to take the medicine so that the district is free from filariasis problem, he said while speaking at a district level workshop here.Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Rl Dritlahare said that the regular use of medicine for seven years has proved to prevent filariasis.Just like pulse polio movement, the administration will launch a special drive on July 1 and ensure that people take these medicines.
People who will be left out will get the medicines at their homes on July 2 and 3.He said children of the age group of two to five should take one capsule of ‘DEC’ 100 mg and children of the age group of 6 to 14 should taker two capsule of 200 mg.Children of the age 15 and above should take three capsules of DEC 300 mg. Everyone has to take one capsule of albendazole.He also added that filariasis occurs due to Culex mosquito bite. Initial symptoms include fever body ache and swelling in hands and legs which gradually aggravates.
The patient condition becomes acute in eight to ten years.