KUALA LUMPUR: Dengue remains the number one infectious disease in Malaysia from 2015 up to September this year. This was followed by tuberculosis (24,220 cases); hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD - 22,578 cases); food poisoning (14,433 cases); and leptospirosis (8,291 cases). He said that in 2016, dengue remained the number one infectious disease with 101,357 cases, HFMD (47,008); tuberculosis (25,739 ); food poisoning (17,480); and viral hepatitis with 6,646 cases. As of September this year, dengue cases stand at 71,641 cases, HFMD (26,030); tuberculosis (19,430); food poisoning (11,281); and measles (6,646). However, not all infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.

Source: New Strait Times November 27, 2017 06:33 UTC