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Doctors prove to contain &#8221;Machupo&#8221; virus, considered one of the most dangerous viruses in the world with high mortality rate. Please share this message for all people and families and save life from them.<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The message has been circulated uses varied images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43449 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01-1024x918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Screenshot_20190812-161127_01-990x887.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is also circulating with a Hindi message that says,\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u0915\u0943\u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u092a\u0948\u0930\u093e\u0938\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092e\u094b\u0932 \u0928 \u0916\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0928 \u0959\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092a\u0947 P \/500 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0907\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0935\u093e\u0907\u0930\u0938 \u092a\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0924\u0930\u0928\u093e\u0915 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0947\u091c\u094b\u0964 &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Viral since 2017<\/h2>\n<p>While this message has been viral in various forms, a 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Romalkhanmohammadi\/posts\/1810155409312660\">post on a Facebook page called Dr R\u00f6mal M\u00f6hammadi<\/a> was shared over 277,000 times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-602x1024.jpg\" alt=\"URGENT WARNING! Be careful not to take the paracetamol that comes written P-500. It's new, very white and shiny paracetamol. Doctors prove to contain ''Machupo'' virus, considered one of the most dangerous viruses in the world with high mortality rate. Please share this message for all people and families and save life from them.\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-602x1024.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-768x1306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-696x1183.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003-247x420.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_003.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Hoax<\/h2>\n<p>The crux of the message is that the P-500 paracetamol tablet contains a deadly virus called Machupo virus. However, Machupo virus which causes the Bolivian haemorrhagic fever is limited to South America. Moreover, it typically infects rodents and it is comparatively rare in humans. There are no known cases of Machupo virus in India. This hoax has been debunked by various Indian newspapers such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/%E2%80%98Viral%E2%80%99-message-on-paracetamol-a-hoax\/article17293098.ece\">Hindu<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com\/bangalore\/others\/fake-news-buster-virus-in-p500-paracetamol\/articleshow\/56962835.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bangalore Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Malaysian Government put out an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moh.gov.my\/index.php\/database_stores\/attach_download\/337\/860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official press release<\/a> denouncing this hoax and stating that the tablet doesn&#8217;t contain any virus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Malaysian Govt Machupo Virus P-500 Paracetamol\" width=\"640\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-696x910.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-1068x1396.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005-321x420.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Selection_05_08_2017_005.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) has also put out an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pom.go.id\/mobile\/index.php\/view\/klarifikasi\/45\/KLARIFIKASI-BADAN-POM-TERKAIT-BEREDARNYA-ISU--PRODUK-OBAT-PARASETAMOL-YANG-MENGANDUNG-VIRUS-BERBAHAYA.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official statement<\/a> declaring the viral message to be a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Fact-checker website <em>Snopes<\/em> also published a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/paracetamol-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fact-check<\/a> regarding this and stated that the P-500 paracetamol tablets contain no virus.<\/p>\n<p>Even though multiple newspapers, fact-checkers and government agencies have put out information stating that the information is a hoax, this message still continues to be viral.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>[This article was updated on August 12, 2019.]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message that warns people against the use of the paracetamol P\/500 has resurfaced on social media. The text of the hoax states, &#8220;URGENT WARNING! Be careful not to take the paracetamol that comes written P-500. It&#8217;s new, very white and shiny paracetamol. 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