Type of Disease/Disorder

Example

Registration/Admission

• Contagious

• Recovery is expected to be difficult and delayed

• HIV/AIDS

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Registration/admission is prohibited

• Contagious

• Expected to recover with treatment

• Tuberculosis

• Registration/admission must be deferred until treatment in home country is completed.

• Deferment should not be for more than two semesters.

• Registration requires confirmation from the physician in charge that treatment has been completed.

• Contagious

• Expected to recover with treatment

• Malaria

• Typhoid

• Syphilis

• Registration/admission is allowed only after treatment is completed in home country

• A contagious disease that is declared as an epidemic by the Malaysian Ministry of Health

• Japanese Encephalitis

• SARS

• Avian flu

• Ebola

• H1N1

• Registration/admission is prohibited

Type of Disease/Disorder

Example

Registration/Admission

• Mental Illness an attack that may harm the student or other

• Epilepsy

• Schizophrenia

• Depression

• Bipolar Disorder

     A report is required from the treating psychiatrist. May be       accepted for registration/admission if any of the following      is met:

• Symptom-free for > 12 months

• Treatment is completed

• Disease or disorder is expected to continue for an unspecified time · Apparent and serious symptoms · Long treatment schedule

• End-stage renal failure requiring dialysis

• Cancer

• Registration/admission is prohibited

• Addiction that is a direct violation of the Malaysian laws

     Drugs such as

• Morphine

• Cannabis

• Amphetamine

• Methamphetamine

• Registration/admission is prohibited

• Requires continuous medication

• No serious symptoms

• Treatment not affecting study

• Hypertension

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Dyslipidemia

• May register if treatment does not affect study