(ĐN)- Two more children died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Dong Nai province from June 28-30, bringing this year’s HFMD death toll in the province to 12, according to the Provincial Preventive Medicine Centre.
(ĐN)- Two more children died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Dong Nai province from June 28-30, bringing this year’s HFMD death toll in the province to 12, according to the Provincial Preventive Medicine Centre.
Bao Tram of Tam Hoa ward, Bien Hoa city died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) on June 30.
The 21-month-old girl, died just one day after being admitted to Dong Nai Paediatrics Hospital with serious complications.
Earlier, a 19-month-old boy of Bau Ham commune, Trang Bom district had also died from the disease.
The Health Department has released a warning to parents, whose kids are below 5, to constantly wash the floor, toys, and the children’s hands.
HFMD is caused by intestinal viruses in the Picornaviridae family. The most common strains causing HFMD are Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV-71).
HFMD usually affects infants and children, and is quite common. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person.
It commonly occurs in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and autumn months. The usual incubation period is 3–7 days.
Typical symptoms of the disease include fever and sore throat accompanied by a rash which may appear on the hands, feet, mouth, tongue, and inside of the cheeks.
Reported by Ha Chau
