2012 thread here; http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=184146
Thursday May 23, 2013
Government hospitals may extend operating hours
By DERRICK VINESH
derrickvinesh@thestar.com.my
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On another matter, he advised the public to be careful when swimming at waterfalls and ponds following the recent death of a 23-year-old man from leptospirosis, which was spread through rat urine.
?We must ensure that the water that we drink and bathe in is not contaminated with rat urine. We should also exercise caution when going for a swim at the waterfalls and ponds,? he said.
On Saturday, Abu Hanifah Redzuan, a film crew member, died from leptospirosis after going for a swim with his family at the Lata Bayu Waterfalls in Baling, Kedah, on May 4.
He was said to have had high fever for over a week before passing away at the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani. His six family members are still warded in various hospitals.
30 May 2013| last updated at 12:27AM
UiTM grad dies from rat urine disease
By MAZLINDA MAHMOOD AND AISYAH SULAIMAN | news@nst.com.my
BIG LOSS: He may have contracted it in food stall, says relative
SHAH ALAM: LEPTOSPIROSIS has claimed another victim, this time, a 21-year-old Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam student.
Megat Hafiqh Hakimi Zulffrida, the son of Bernama Radio programming head Hakimi Zulffrida Mohd Zain, succumbed to the disease at 10am yesterday after suffering multiple organ failure.
His grandmother, Hasnah Abu Kasim, 72, said Megat, who was her eldest grandson, was admitted to Putrajaya Hospital last Thursday.
"He went into a coma two days later and we did not know for sure where he contracted the disease.
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Read more: UiTM grad dies from rat urine disease - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general...#ixzz2Uoworpzt
Thursday May 23, 2013
Government hospitals may extend operating hours
By DERRICK VINESH
derrickvinesh@thestar.com.my
...
On another matter, he advised the public to be careful when swimming at waterfalls and ponds following the recent death of a 23-year-old man from leptospirosis, which was spread through rat urine.
?We must ensure that the water that we drink and bathe in is not contaminated with rat urine. We should also exercise caution when going for a swim at the waterfalls and ponds,? he said.
On Saturday, Abu Hanifah Redzuan, a film crew member, died from leptospirosis after going for a swim with his family at the Lata Bayu Waterfalls in Baling, Kedah, on May 4.
He was said to have had high fever for over a week before passing away at the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani. His six family members are still warded in various hospitals.
30 May 2013| last updated at 12:27AM
UiTM grad dies from rat urine disease
By MAZLINDA MAHMOOD AND AISYAH SULAIMAN | news@nst.com.my
BIG LOSS: He may have contracted it in food stall, says relative
SHAH ALAM: LEPTOSPIROSIS has claimed another victim, this time, a 21-year-old Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam student.
Megat Hafiqh Hakimi Zulffrida, the son of Bernama Radio programming head Hakimi Zulffrida Mohd Zain, succumbed to the disease at 10am yesterday after suffering multiple organ failure.
His grandmother, Hasnah Abu Kasim, 72, said Megat, who was her eldest grandson, was admitted to Putrajaya Hospital last Thursday.
"He went into a coma two days later and we did not know for sure where he contracted the disease.
...
Read more: UiTM grad dies from rat urine disease - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general...#ixzz2Uoworpzt
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