I've been chronically ill for quite some time with what Western medicine defines at IBS =S... been on TCM for awhile, and yeah, am gradually improving... ^^x
Just read an article on Channel News Asia that gave me a shock. But after reading on... I realised that I didn't had a crucial symptom... thus the relief =3
but still.. it is shocking news... Lemierre's syndrome is a rare disease, with only 10 in the past 10 years in Singapore... but already 2 reported cases in the last month.
Symptoms include:
- Painful sore throat
- Swelling of neck/face
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Recurring spiked fevers
- Headache/ Giddiness
- Jaundice
- Rigor (Tightened muscles)
""The common bacteria that we have in our oral cavity usually causes this disease...some of these bacteria for one reason or another becomes pathogenic, meaning they invade, and become a cause of the disease."
"What it does is the bacteria, apart from causing local problems like gum disease or local cavities...it can actually spread through the tissues in the oral cavity into the neck...the bacteria that causes this infection actually causes inflammation in the surrounding vessels of the neck.
"And the bacteria can actually seep to other organs like the lung, liver, kidneys, spleen. And if the infection is not controlled or treated aggressively, upfront, this can cause organ failure and death."
