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Dengue and goat milk: Dengue is a viral infection that spreads through Aedes mosquito bites. Symptoms include high fever, headache, skin rashes, muscles and joint pain. The biggest risk of dengue is to reduce the number of platelets, which can lead to bleeding and serious conditions. Due to weak immunity of the body, the infected person gets tired quickly and there is a lack of water in the body and weakness. Many people believe that drinking goat milk during dengue helps to increase platelets. During the increase in dengue cases, the demand for goat milk also increases due to this, but do you know that goat milk can cause damage instead of profit.
Research published in the National Library of Medicine states that goat milk is not helpful in increasing platelets, but raw goat milk may increase the risk of bacterial infections such as brucellosis, which can be more dangerous for the weak body of dengue. It has been clarified in this research that consumption of goat milk during dengue can be risky to health and cannot be considered safe. No proof has been found that goat milk increases platelets in any way.
Damage to the body by drinking goat milk in dengue
Dr. Rohit Kapoor at Max Hospital in Delhi It is said that in dengue, drinking goat milk is advised to many places, but there is no concrete scientific evidence for this. No element to increase platelets has been found in goat milk. Inverted, it can cause stomach infection. Raw goat milk can increase the risk of brucellosis, which is a severe and dangerous infection. The body is already weak during dengue and such an infection can pose more risk to health. Therefore, drinking goat milk in dengue is not beneficial and it can also harm the body. Patients should avoid any home remedy or milk consumption without doctor’s advice.
What to do to increase platelets in dengue
Drink sufficient amount of water and keep the body hydrated.
To know the number of platelets, get blood checked from time to time.
Take healthy diet and avoid fatigue.
Be sure to consult a doctor before adopting any home remedy.
If the platelets are very low, then only take medicines mentioned by the doctor.