Exotic Diseases: Challenges to Leveraging Compensation Rights based on Infections

Authors

  • Marziah Zahar Universiti Utara Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31580/apss.v2i3.443

Keywords:

Compensations, Microbiology, Malaysia, SOCSO, Infectious Disease

Abstract

Malaysia is a tropical terrain that opposes some of unique, exotic diseases such as; Dengue, Rabies, Leptospirosis, Chikungunya, H1N1, SARS, AIDS, and Japanese Encephalitis. In this review, we elaborate a possible correlation of the above diseases in the occupational environments. Until today, debates on providing compensation based on microbe infection still continue. As the exotic cases continue to rise globally, we continue to re-raise awareness to improve the chances of considerate compensation based on work-related infection diseases

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Published

2018-12-02