would an average man be admitted to hospital for such a common symptom which everyone goes through once in their lifetime?
same people; different lives.
May 13, 2009
SM Goh out of hospital
SM Goh was admitted to an isolation ward in SGH as chicken pox is transmitted by the airborne route. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong, who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on May 4 for chicken pox, was discharged on Wednesday morning, as he has fully recovered and is no longer infectious.�
'However, SM's doctors have advised him to avoid a hectic schedule over the next few days as he had suffered a severe attack of chicken pox,' said a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
SM Goh was admitted to an isolation ward in SGH as chicken pox is transmitted by the airborne route.
Chicken pox is a generally mild, contagious childhood illness that ischaracterised by a fever and the appearance of red spots on the body and face.
It spreads by direct contact or inhalation of air droplets from an infected person's coughing or sneezing.
It is not unusual for adults to be admitted for the disease as they might run into more complications, said Dr Leong Hoe Nam, a consultant infectious disease physician at SGH last week.
He noted that while it is less common for adults to get chicken pox, disproportionately more adults in Asia tend to succumb to the disease as they do not get it during childhood.
Once a person has had chicken pox, he is immune to the disease and very unlikely to catch it again. However, he or she may develop shingles.
One can get chicken pox within 10 days to 21 days of coming into contact with an infected person, according to the Health Promotion Board's website.
An infected person is usually infectious one or two days before the rash appears until about a week later, when the spots dry up and the body temperature falls back to normal.
Chicken pox is treated by medication to relieve symptoms such as fever and itchiness, and by antiviral drugs.
same people; different lives.
May 13, 2009
SM Goh out of hospital
SM Goh was admitted to an isolation ward in SGH as chicken pox is transmitted by the airborne route. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong, who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on May 4 for chicken pox, was discharged on Wednesday morning, as he has fully recovered and is no longer infectious.�
'However, SM's doctors have advised him to avoid a hectic schedule over the next few days as he had suffered a severe attack of chicken pox,' said a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
SM Goh was admitted to an isolation ward in SGH as chicken pox is transmitted by the airborne route.
Chicken pox is a generally mild, contagious childhood illness that ischaracterised by a fever and the appearance of red spots on the body and face.
It spreads by direct contact or inhalation of air droplets from an infected person's coughing or sneezing.
It is not unusual for adults to be admitted for the disease as they might run into more complications, said Dr Leong Hoe Nam, a consultant infectious disease physician at SGH last week.
He noted that while it is less common for adults to get chicken pox, disproportionately more adults in Asia tend to succumb to the disease as they do not get it during childhood.
Once a person has had chicken pox, he is immune to the disease and very unlikely to catch it again. However, he or she may develop shingles.
One can get chicken pox within 10 days to 21 days of coming into contact with an infected person, according to the Health Promotion Board's website.
An infected person is usually infectious one or two days before the rash appears until about a week later, when the spots dry up and the body temperature falls back to normal.
Chicken pox is treated by medication to relieve symptoms such as fever and itchiness, and by antiviral drugs.
