THERE may have been no sudden shocks like SARS last year, but almost 40% more people here came down with one of the three most common infectious diseases than in 2003.
Health Ministry (MOH) figures obtained by The Straits Times show that close to 36,000 people had dengue, chicken pox, or hand, foot and mouth disease last year.
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