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Major infectious diseases includes food and waterborne diseases (of which there is a very high risk) such as bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. Vector borne diseases include dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria. [10] Cambodia has been certified as being polio free since October 2000. [11]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first imported case in Cambodia was detected in Sihanoukville on 27 January 2020. [ 3 ]
In March 2023, Pheavy posted on her Facebook page, searching for 15 Cambodians who have open heart disease to get treatment by Korean doctors, who will travel to Cambodia and be treated in Korea. [16] After winning medals at the 2023 SEA Games, Pheavy decided to donate the money earned from winning to charity, to help poor people in rural areas ...
Marburg is a rare but “severe hemorrhagic fever that can cause serious illness and death,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says, adding that there is no treatment or vaccine for it.
Just reading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Travel page, with its list of some 60-odd diseases from African Sleeping Sickness to Yellow Fever may be enough to make you World's ...
As of 2005, there are 48 registered herbal medicines in Cambodia; however, none of them are included on a national essential drug list. [15] Herbal medicines in Cambodia are sold in pharmacies as over the counter medicines, in special outlets, by licensed practitioners and without restriction. [15]
Protozoa such as Giardia may cause longer term disease. [3] The risk is greatest in the first two weeks of travel and among young adults. [2] People affected are more often from the developed world. [2] Recommendations for prevention include eating only properly cleaned and cooked food, drinking bottled water, and frequent hand washing. [4]
Operation ASHA (OpASHA) is a non-profit organization (NGO) founded in 2006 to bring tuberculosis (TB) treatment at economically feasible rates to disadvantaged communities. [1] The organization's primary work is to detect and cure TB, as well as to prevent and treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in India and Cambodia . [ 2 ]