Beware flu bug during the holidays


Importance of hygiene: Whytehouse Education Group director Catherine Fong (right) applying hand sanitiser on kindergarten pupils’ hands in Bayan Baru. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

Young children at greater risk of mycoplasma pneumonia, say experts

GEORGE TOWN: Health experts warn that only prompt treatment can stop damage to the respiratory tract in severe cases caused by mycoplasma pneumonia, with reports of the illness on the rise, especially among young children, due to the year-end holidays.

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