Winter Bug

Apa pula Winter Bug ni..bagi yang dah biasa dengar, sudah tentu dah dapat gambaran. Bagi yang tak biasa dengar pula, suka diingatkan bahawa ini bukanlah sejenis kumbang ye. Ini adalah sejenis penyakit yang biasa terjadi tatkala tibanya musim sejuk. Jadi, sebagai makluman kepada diri kami juga, saya sediakan sedikit informasi umum tentang penyakit 'winter bug' ini yang mana dalam bahasa formal dipanggil 'Winter Vomitting Disease'.

Artikel pendek di bawah dipetik drpd lamanweb BBC Health.

Winter vomiting disease is one of the most common cause of gut infections in the UK, caused by the highly infectious norovirus.

Dr Gill Jenkins last medically reviewed this article in April 2009.

What is winter vomiting disease?

Winter vomiting disease is caused by the small round structured virus (SRSV), also known as the Norwalk-like virus or norovirus.

Norovirus lives in the gut and is passed from person to person by poor hygiene after using the bathroom - not washing hands properly after using the toilet and then touching toilet handles, seats, door handles and so on.

It can also be spread when someone vomits and small aerosols containing the virus enter the air.

Symptoms

Only very small amounts of the virus are needed to cause illness and it's easily spread in closed communities, such as hospitals, schools and cruise ships.

The incubation period is usually between 24 and 48 hours. This is followed by severe and sudden projectile vomiting, diarrhoea and fever symptoms, which last about 48 hours.

Treatment and recovery

Although the infection's unpleasant, it's rarely dangerous. There's no specific treatment, but rest and drinking plenty of water are recommended. A bigger problem is eradicating it fully.

Practising good hygiene by washing hands regularly reduces the chance of passing on the infection. People with the winter vomiting bug should stay off work while the symptoms persist and for about two days afterwards, when they're still infectious.

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Maklumat di bawah ini pula saya ambil daripada lamanweb NHS UK sebagai panduan bersama.

WINTER VOMITTING DISEASE

The norovirus group of viruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis (upset stomach) in the UK. They are also known as "small round structured viruses" (SRSV) or "Norwalk-like viruses".

Norovirus infections are sometimes called "winter vomiting disease", because people often get them during the winter months. However, they can occur at any time of the year.

Symptoms of a norovirus infection include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and in some cases a fever, headache, stomach cramps and aching limbs. Symptoms can last for 12 to 60 hours, but most people recover within two days.

How noroviruses are spread

It is estimated that noroviruses infect between 600,000 and one million people in the UK every year. Norovirus infections occur in people of all ages and outbreaks of the illness are common, particularly within contained environments such as hospitals, nursing homes and schools. This is because the norovirus spreads very easily from person to person and can survive for several days in a contaminated area.

Noroviruses can be spread through contact with an infected person, through contact with surfaces or objects that are contaminated with the virus, or by consuming contaminated food or water.

After having a norovirus infection it is possible to become infected again, because immunity to the virus only lasts for a short period of time.

Outlook

There is no specific treatment for a norovirus infection and usually you will not need to see a doctor as the symptoms leave after a couple of days.

...sebenarnya risau tentang kesihatan Ameen..dah 5 hari dia tak aktif kerana demam ..hari ni pulak poo poo cair..muntah takde..tp, dia kerap juga mengadu sakit kepala dan perut beberapa hari lepas. Sangka saya, perut kosong krn xmakan membuatkan sakit tu. Tadi baru terfikir tentang penyakit ni. Maklumlah 'dia' datang time sejuk2 beginilaa...jika berterusan tahap cair poo poo nya, nampak gaya kena buat temujanji dengan DR lepas ni..moga Ameen lekas kebah.

Peha Besar..??

Tadi terbaca artikel ni dlm Yahoo updates. Hmm..sapa yg peha besar..berita baik buat andaaa... *wink*

Bigger thighs are better for health

People whose thighs measure at least 23.6in (60cm) in circumference were less likely to develop heart disease or die early, a 12-year study of almost 3,000 men and women in Denmark found.

Professor Berit Heitmann said thigh size could be used by GPs as "an early marker to identify patients at later risk of cardiovascular disease and early mortality".

"A small thigh circumference was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases and total mortality in both men and women," he said.

"A threshold effect for thigh circumference was evident, with greatly increased risk of premature death below around 60cm."

He added: "The fact that more than half of the men and women aged 35-65 have thigh circumference below the threshold is worrying."

The Monica (monitoring trends in and determinants of cardiovascular disease) project, published online on bmj.com, found there was no added protective effect for people with thighs in excess of 60cm.

Body fat and other high risk factors such as smoking and high cholesterol were taken into account by the study.

Prof Heitmann, director of the research unit for dietary studies at Copenhagen University Hospital, said: "The adverse effects of small thighs might be related to too little muscle mass in the region."

Vitamin K

Phytomenadione @ Vitamin K

We need vitamin K to make our blood clot properly so that we won't bleed too easily. Some newborn babies have too little vitamin K. Although this is rare, it can cause them to bleed dangerously into the brain. To prevent this I was offered vitamin K which will be given to Izzah.

I was given 3 ampoules of 2mg in 0.2ml of vit. K when I took Izzah home from the hospital (UHND). The 1st one was given at Izzah's birth by the midwife..and again at 2 weeks the 2nd dose was successfully given..and today, the 3rd dose, when Izzah turns 1 month. So, the last one is when she is at 2 months of age.

The vitamin is given to baby orally using the oral syringe (3 syringes are given). We need to draw the solution up to the 2mg mark (any remaining solution in the ampoule must be discarded) and give it orally into baby's mouth.

If, before all the doses have been given, we stop breastfeeding or our baby is taking more bottle feeds than breast feeds, we do NOT need to continue with the Vitamin K as baby milk powder contains this vitamin.