GEORGE TOWN: Health inspectors investigating the spread of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Penang have narrowed it down to the supermarket trolley.
The HFMD virus was found on the handlebars of the trolleys and on child ride equipment in supermarkets.
Last week, the State Health Department directed shopping malls here to sanitise their trolleys, child rides and public benches.
HFMD spreads by contact with nasal discharge, saliva and faeces, and fluids from the blisters of an infected person.
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A person infected with HFMD is most contagious during the duration of the illness, with no known treatment available besides relief of symptoms such as fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers, rashes or lethargy.
The disease has been spreading fast among children here, mainly in the island’s urban northeast district.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nat...rket-trolleys-handlebars/#Bgpo2hpAdMwzS1co.99
The HFMD virus was found on the handlebars of the trolleys and on child ride equipment in supermarkets.
Last week, the State Health Department directed shopping malls here to sanitise their trolleys, child rides and public benches.
HFMD spreads by contact with nasal discharge, saliva and faeces, and fluids from the blisters of an infected person.
image: https://content.thestar.com.my/smg/...r,Demo_Age_65plus_enr,Demo_Age_35to44_enr,all
A person infected with HFMD is most contagious during the duration of the illness, with no known treatment available besides relief of symptoms such as fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers, rashes or lethargy.
The disease has been spreading fast among children here, mainly in the island’s urban northeast district.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nat...rket-trolleys-handlebars/#Bgpo2hpAdMwzS1co.99
