Don't be the next

First, dengue.. Next comes HFM ( Hand, Food and Mouth) disease. What am i talking about?

I'm talking about something what is currently going on in UNIMAS. Yes, u heard me right. UNIMAS. Up to date, there has been 10 cases of HFM in UNIMAS (that's what i heard). 3 of my coursemates have been infected and certified by the doctor that it is HFM.

So, guys... Please, please don't be the next victim.
1. Wash your hands before you eat. This is important!
2. Wash your hands after you've been in the toilet
3. Cover your nose and mouth when u sneeze or cough.
4. Don't try to be helpful ( Get away from your infected friends; don't try to help them - u can be the next one who spreads the disease)
5. Be selfish. (if u are infected, dont be generous by giving the disease to your beloved friends. Listen to the doctor~just stay isolated in your own room)
6. Look after your hygiene.

Gosh.. (I sound like a doctor or a medical officer).. But these are simple steps that u can help to prevent yourselves from getting infected or prevent the disease from spreading.


You must have wondered why universities students are also infected by this disease. Isn't it only applicable to kids below 12 years of age?

From what i know, yes, HFM is known only to infect children. I was surprised to learn that university students this year are also infected. However, there's no death cases reported like those of children. Only high fever for 3 to 4 days and rashes on hands and feet.

For the past few years, cases of HFM have been increasing. The worst case would be the one in 1997. Schools were closed down and public parks were left deserted. There had been no known or only a mild few cases of adults infected.

So, throughout the years, the virus must have become 'stronger' and infects adults too..

Perhaps in the future (my own hypothesis only) the virus might undergo mutation and even adults might die too. (All virus will undergo certain stages of mutation~depending on how serious the virus mutates) Hence, there has been frequent movies on outbreak and scary, uncontrollable disease caused by virus (28 weaks later, I Am Legend, etc..). Even scientists predict that the HIV virus will undergo mutation and get airborne in the next few years.

And they've predicted instead of our planet being destroyed by Planet Nibula in 2012, the human population will be wiped out by contagious diseases. (as we can see the increasing number of contagious disease~SARS, Mad Cow Disease, Ebola, etc...)

Cross my fingers and hopefully all this won't happened.