Communicable Disease

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Food poisoning or acute gastroenteritis is a food-borne illness caused by consumption of contaminated food. While the symptoms vary depending on type of microorganisms causing the illness, most cases would involve nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and occasionally fever.[1] Adults who are otherwise healthy will experience mild, self-limiting symptoms (recovers in a few hours to days). In fact, antibiotic treatment is not warranted in most cases as long as the…

  On 15th of October 2018, a 14-month-old child died of diphtheria in Johor Bahru. According to a statement issued by the Director General of Health, Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, the child was never vaccinated as her parents were against vaccination. The child developed fever and sore throat on the 4th of October and it took a week for her mother to seek medical treatment at a private clinic.…

“You’ve got red eyes? Don’t come near me or it will “jump” to me!” Let’s be honest, you’ve probably heard that before. I’m going to say that’s pure hoax, if not folklore my parents used to tell me. Mind you, it would be really scary if it is that contagious!   What is conjunctivitis? Conjunctivitis commonly known as the ‘red eyes’ or ‘pink eyes’ is a form of inflammation affecting…

Credit to Union Quay Medical Centre for the infographic. To know more about STI screening, you can visit http://www.unionquaymedicalcentre.ie/sti-screening.html

Having recently recovered from dengue fever myself, I have decided to share a number of dengue-related FAQs. I hope these would encourage all to seek early medical attention so that proper and timely interventions can be carried out.    What are the common signs and symptoms of dengue? Sudden-onset, continuous high fever and two or more of the following: severe headache, severe pain in the bones and joints as well…

Prepared by: Hui Ling Lau PhD, M.Pharm, R.Ph   Reference: Centre for Disease Control and Prevention