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Source: http://health.asiaone.com/Health/New...09-272692.html
Sat, Apr 09, 2011
Viet Nam News/Asia News Network
Hand-foot-mouth outbreak worsens in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY - The number of children in HCM City coming to hospitals with hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease has been increasing steadily in the last two weeks, according to doctors.
Dr Truong Huu Khanh, head of the infectious and neurological diseases ward at the Paediatric Hospital No 1, said the number of children being hospitalised every day has almost doubled the average 20 in the recent past.
On Thursday alone, 35 were admitted, he said, five in serious condition and requiring a respirator. One child died a few days ago due to severe complications after being admitted to hospital late, he added.
The Paediatric Hospital No.2 admitted 27 children on Thursday.
Dr Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy head of the city Preventive Medicine Centre, said from an average of 30 per day in the last two weeks, the number has increased to 80.
So far this year, out of the 600 children who contracted the disease - mostly belonging to the City - three had died, he said.
Doctors are worried since usually there are no early fatalities in the early part of the year. Normally the disease peaks between October and December though there are also many cases in the period from March to May...
Sat, Apr 09, 2011
Viet Nam News/Asia News Network
Hand-foot-mouth outbreak worsens in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY - The number of children in HCM City coming to hospitals with hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease has been increasing steadily in the last two weeks, according to doctors.
Dr Truong Huu Khanh, head of the infectious and neurological diseases ward at the Paediatric Hospital No 1, said the number of children being hospitalised every day has almost doubled the average 20 in the recent past.
On Thursday alone, 35 were admitted, he said, five in serious condition and requiring a respirator. One child died a few days ago due to severe complications after being admitted to hospital late, he added.
The Paediatric Hospital No.2 admitted 27 children on Thursday.
Dr Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy head of the city Preventive Medicine Centre, said from an average of 30 per day in the last two weeks, the number has increased to 80.
So far this year, out of the 600 children who contracted the disease - mostly belonging to the City - three had died, he said.
Doctors are worried since usually there are no early fatalities in the early part of the year. Normally the disease peaks between October and December though there are also many cases in the period from March to May...
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