China - Significant increase in fever patients in Guangzhou, Guangdong China

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Da Yang News (Guangzhou Daily's correspondent Wu Ying Wu Chun-yee-yee) after the storm, return to hot weather in Guangzhou.

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Learned from the Guangzhou city's hospitals, the recent increase in fever patients, and in adult patients, the fever from pneumonia in the elderly accounts for half.

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Today, reporters from the city of Red Cross Hospital fever clinics learned that recently half a month, significantly more patients with fever, today more than 100 admissions, of which more than 38 degrees most of the patients, about half of patients with fever and pneumonia patients, especially in elderly people aged over 50 suffering from pneumonia are most welcome.

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Infectious diseases hospital, director Li Hancheng said the recent hot weather, large indoor and outdoor temperature difference, the elderly poor physical conditioning, their own weak constitution, would have been easier disease; have elderly family should pay attention to the regulation of indoor temperature, temperature control 27 degrees is best to avoid indoor and outdoor temperature difference is too large to protect the room's air circulation; elderly people avoid facing the air long hair, usually pay attention to rest and drink plenty of water.

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Drip in the hospital children's room, children sit full.

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According to a nurse, said children usually about a day to infusion of four dozen, but the recent sharp increases, 8 August reached 98.

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Tang Shusheng pediatric hospital director, said: "fever and respiratory disease caused mostly children, inside and outside of a cold for a hot, hot feeling vulnerable children." He reminded parents of children with fever should be added more water and pay attention to cooling.


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