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Cases of mouth sore disease on the rise in Beijing
2014-06-20 10:22 chinadaily.com.cn Web Editor: Wang Fan
Pediatricians said parents should not panic over a rise in the number of herpangina cases in the capital.
Herpangina, which is similar in nature to the hand-foot-and-mouth disease, mostly affects children, causing them to develop sores or blisters in the mouth. They will also show symptoms of a fever and have difficulty eating and drinking. Often, the symptoms are mild and the disease can be cured in a week.
The number of herpangina cases is on the rise in Beijing, according to the Capital Institute of Pediatrics. The hospital received 987 cases of herpangina over the past week, said Chi Yang, the hospital's public relations official, on Thursday.
But the disease is not caused by a new virus strain, said Huang Hui, a doctor at the hospital's department of infectious diseases, refuting an online post that linked the rise in cases to a new strain of the herpangina virus...
Cases of mouth sore disease on the rise in Beijing
2014-06-20 10:22 chinadaily.com.cn Web Editor: Wang Fan
Pediatricians said parents should not panic over a rise in the number of herpangina cases in the capital.
Herpangina, which is similar in nature to the hand-foot-and-mouth disease, mostly affects children, causing them to develop sores or blisters in the mouth. They will also show symptoms of a fever and have difficulty eating and drinking. Often, the symptoms are mild and the disease can be cured in a week.
The number of herpangina cases is on the rise in Beijing, according to the Capital Institute of Pediatrics. The hospital received 987 cases of herpangina over the past week, said Chi Yang, the hospital's public relations official, on Thursday.
But the disease is not caused by a new virus strain, said Huang Hui, a doctor at the hospital's department of infectious diseases, refuting an online post that linked the rise in cases to a new strain of the herpangina virus...