Temperature drop could bring rise in disease
The public has been warned that the cold season could bring outbreaks of six diseases: lung infections, flu, measles, rubella, chicken pox and diarrhoea in young children.
The Department of Disease Control said yesterday that nearly 90,000 people were suffering from these diseases, with young children, the elderly and those with existing chronic ailments most at risk.
Director-general Dr Phornthep Siriwanarangsan also warned against drinking alcohol as an antidote to cold temperatures, sleeping too close to fires, or living in close contact to people with chronic respiratory problems.
