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Recorded 803 cases of pneumonia in children in San Miguelito
11/16/2012 - 1:25:00 PM -
The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Health, San Miguelito, Las Cumbres and Resume, said on Friday, November 16, that there have been two thousand cases of pneumonia in the district San Miguelito, of which, 803 have occurred in children under 5 years of age. MINSA recommended that adults do not medicate their own children with colds and fevers, but must take them to health centers for medical care. From November 10 to December 23, the institution conducted nationwide mass vaccination against pneumococcus, and varicella, called "Update." Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that involves inflammation the alveolar spaces of the lungs that often manifests with a cough and high fever. It is highly contagious and can be fatal.