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Quarantined Zimbabwe student discharged
17 Sep 2014 at 10:22hrs | Views
Zimbabwe student quarantined for suspected Ebola was discharged today after his blood test results returned negative for the disease, said Health Minister Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam.
He said the student was treated for acute pharyngitis, an upper respiratory tract infection.
Subramaniam was not happy with the word "suspected" used by the media in the report on the hospitalisation of the Zimbabwe student.
"It is a wrong term to use. There must be certain criteria for a person to be termed as suspected Ebola."
He said the student was hospitalised at the Kuching General Hospital after coming into contact with some Nigerians.
"But those people were healthy and active, thus there is no risk. And he himself came into Malaysia in February," he said.
The symptoms of Ebola include having a fever of more than 38.6 degrees, headache, muscle ache, vomiting, diarrhoea, rashes and fatigue, Subramaniam explained.
"In our country, these symptoms would be more likely be for dengue than Ebola," he said.
He said the student was treated for acute pharyngitis, an upper respiratory tract infection.
Subramaniam was not happy with the word "suspected" used by the media in the report on the hospitalisation of the Zimbabwe student.
"It is a wrong term to use. There must be certain criteria for a person to be termed as suspected Ebola."
He said the student was hospitalised at the Kuching General Hospital after coming into contact with some Nigerians.
"But those people were healthy and active, thus there is no risk. And he himself came into Malaysia in February," he said.
The symptoms of Ebola include having a fever of more than 38.6 degrees, headache, muscle ache, vomiting, diarrhoea, rashes and fatigue, Subramaniam explained.
"In our country, these symptoms would be more likely be for dengue than Ebola," he said.
Source - thesundaily
