When You Stay Far From Doctor

An old disease that present almost exclusively in tropical area such as South East Asia region has long been known with little awareness especially in countries where little can be done to growth the bug. It's known as a serious disease with high mortality rate once it get into your blood and cause systemic symptoms, Melioidosis, caused by a fancy named bug Burkholderia Pseudomalei. It is primarily found in soil and water of such area. How dose the bug get into your body? Humans get the infection by inhalation of contaminated dust or water droplets, ingestion of contaminated water, and contact with contaminated soil, especially through wounds on the skin. Human to human transmission is very rare, and only a few cases have reported. Where will it go in your body? Once the bug gets into your body, it can affect almost every organ systems. However, mortality and morbidity varies between organs involved. The highest mortality rate occurs with systemic involvement such as seps...

Dengue fever is caused by virus transmitted via tiger mosquito bite which is endemic in tropical area but can occur everywhere in the world. The virus has four sero-types, which mean one person can has dengue infection four times in his or her life time. The severity of the illness varies greatly from a simple febrile illness to a severe, life threatening condition. However, majority of patients develop mild disease only. The presentation of the disease follows three phases: 1- febrile phase: it is the first stage when the patient develop high fever and usually not response to anti=pyretic medications. Abdominal pain, vomiting and poor appetite can also occur. It usually last from 2-7 days (mean 3-4days). 2- Afebrile/critical phase: this stage, fever start to come down and warning signs can develop depending on the severity of the disease. Medical attention is needed in this period as it can progress rapidly and the patient can die at this stage if dangers signs are not recognized....

Stress has always been considered as bad for our health for decades. However, researchers has found the benefit of stress recently. During her talk @ TedGlobal in June 2013, Kelly McGonigal, a Health Psychologist, explained how we can make friend with stress so as stress can be good for us. People were told that stress is harm for our health for many reasons including increase risk of cardiovascular disease, mental problem. etc. Recent research on 30 000 adults in the United States for 8 years concerning about how much stress they had and what their believe toward stress.The result from this research turned our thought upside down. They found that people who had a lot of stress and believe it was bad for them had increase 43%  risk of die prematurely. On the other hand, people who had a lot of stress but believe it was good for them had the lowest risk just like the people who had very little stress. The stress found to be good in some ways that it cause our heart to b...

Stray dogs are very common in some parts of the world especially in the developing countries. Not all the stray dogs are dangerous, however, it is always be safe to be away from them. One of the reasons is that, you never know whether the dog is sick or not. Dog bite is hurt, of course, but it can be life danger if the dog that bite you is infected with rabies virus. Rabid dogs carry the virus inside their saliva and can transmit to you when you got bitten or even scratch ( the dogs lick their foot very frequent and the virus can stay on their foot and transmit via scratching). Fortunately, post exposure prophylaxis vaccination is very effective to prevent rabies and it is widely available. Here are some steps to do after dog bite: Clean the wound immediately with clean water and soap Do not try to apply any herbal medicine (a lot of belief do that) as it can cause the wound to be infected Go to the nearest health facilities and discuss about possibility of vaccination aga...

Sudden fall due to heart problem is no longer a rare event. At anytime or place, you may see some who suddenly fall to the ground. They can be anyone very closed to you such as your grandparent or someone you never know before. It can be a life saving maneuver to learn if there is no doctor around at that time. CPR is a technique to rescue those type of victims that any body can learn in a very short time. Watch the video below to see how to perform CPR step by step correctly: Courtesy of Singapore Heart Foundation

In January 2013, there were 5 new cases of highly contagious infection of Avian influenza (H5N1) virus occurred in Cambodia. Four of the five died, only one survived experiencing only mild symptoms. There were no evidence of human to human transmission and four of the cases are known to have closed contact with sick/dead poultry. All cases happen in 4 different provinces and including Phnom Penh (the capital of Cambodia), and three other provinces. This serious disease attacks the patient of both sexes and in various age group ranging from the 8 months old to 35 years old. In February, there are another four more cases reported of being infected with H5N1 from different provinces. The las case is the ninth person in 2013 who was diagnosed with H5N1 influenza on 23rd February 2013 by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. The patient is a 35-year-old man from Kampong Cham Province. On 13th February, he was admitted to the Kampong Cham Hospital with fever, severe cough and dyspnea and w...

Hand Foot Mouth Disease is either caused by Enterovirus 71 ( EV-71) or Coxackie virus. It is currently outbreak in Cambodia and other neighboring countries. It's important for you to know what are the symptoms of this dangerous infection and how to prevent from it. Hand-Food-Mouth Disease (HFMD) simply tells that the disease is mainly affecting the Hand, Foot, and Mouth but also can occur on other parts of the body such as buttock. And it is affecting mainly children under age of 5. The common symptoms of EV 71 infection are: Sore throat, difficult to drink and eat High fever Blisters on the Hand, Foot, and Mouth  Seizure and Breathing difficulty are the danger sign The disease usually resolved by itself in about 5 to 7 days and only pain and fever control is indicated. However, If you see your child develops seizure or difficulty in breathing, transfer him/her to hospital immediately because it can kill your child within 12- 24hours. What to do to prev...