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China/Hunan - Xinpu township, Shimen: 96 students with fever, headache, dizziness, sore throat, swollen tonsils and other respiratory symptoms - Echov

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Shimen students epidemic incentive to echovirus type 33 for Xiang initial recognition

2013-06-18 07:39:37
  
Voices Online - Hunan Daily June 17 news (reporter Duan Han Min) Today, the Chinese Center for Disease Control confirmed Shimen Xinpu students outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections, intestinal virus - echovirus type 33 (ECHO 33) cause. Provincial CDC said the outbreak caused by a virus is still the first province to confirm. At present, 17 cases have been discharged from hospital patients, there seven conscious discomfort observation in the hospital, the epidemic has been brought under control, the school's teaching, and life has returned to normal.

Since June 3, Shimen Xinpu 96 students with varying degrees of fever, headache, dizziness, sore throat, swollen tonsils and other respiratory symptoms, often Germany City CDC, the provincial CDC detected, by Enteroviruses cause. June 17 by the Chinese Center for Disease Control confirmed that enterovirus is echovirus type 33.

According to reports, echovirus an intestinal virus, is found to have more than 30 subtypes. The virus is only infectious to humans, more than 90 percent of latent infection or only mild upper respiratory symptoms or flu-like symptoms. ECHO virus-infected children, the incubation period is generally four days or so, the onset of upper respiratory symptoms such as multi-fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough, main mode of transmission is through the fecal - oral route, but also through the respiratory tract.

ECHO virus infections no special treatment, you should pay attention to rest, care and symptomatic treatment. Prevent the disease, usually should pay attention to personal hygiene and food hygiene, drink water, eat cooked food, improved sanitation, flies and fly disinfestation.

http://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201306/201306180739376619.html
 
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