Hand-foot-mouth disease cases rise in China

Hand-foot-mouth disease cases rise in China
May 6, 2008 02:06
ICEBLUE Points: Join Date: Aug 30, 2007 Status: offline	Late April and Early May saw a drastic increase of an epidemic desease (Hand-foot-mouth disease) in China. According to China’s official mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency, the number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in China this year has risen to 11,905 by Monday, resulting in 26 deaths. The disease, triggered by enterovirus 71 (EV71), is a highly contagious virus that preys on children usually aged between two and six. Anhui Province is the worst-hit province where child infections have risedn to 5,840, including 689 new cases registered on Sunday, according to statistics from the provincial health administration.

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Late April and Early May saw a drastic increase of an epidemic desease (Hand-foot-mouth disease) in China. According to China’s official mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency, the number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in China this year has risen to 11,905 by Monday, resulting in 26 deaths.

The disease, triggered by enterovirus 71 (EV71), is a highly contagious virus that preys on children usually aged between two and six. Anhui Province is the worst-hit province where child infections have risedn to 5,840, including 689 new cases registered on Sunday, according to statistics from the provincial health administration.

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