Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Little-known viral fever now sends children to doctors
TNN | Nov 11, 2017, 07:21 IST
CHENNAI: It is the season of fever,but doctors are also dealing with an influx of child patients with a little-known viral infection that has the symptoms of dengue and chicken pox. Since 2010 when hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), caused by a virus found in the intestine, made a comeback, doctors in Chennai have recorded a three-fold rise in cases. "Although we now see HFMD cases throughout the year,it usually peaks in summer.
This time, the pattern seems different. In the last one week alone I've seen aroundseven cases," saidDr Deepa Hariharan, neonatologist at Sooriya Hospital.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-children-to-doctors/articleshow/61602117.cms
TNN | Nov 11, 2017, 07:21 IST
CHENNAI: It is the season of fever,but doctors are also dealing with an influx of child patients with a little-known viral infection that has the symptoms of dengue and chicken pox. Since 2010 when hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), caused by a virus found in the intestine, made a comeback, doctors in Chennai have recorded a three-fold rise in cases. "Although we now see HFMD cases throughout the year,it usually peaks in summer.
This time, the pattern seems different. In the last one week alone I've seen aroundseven cases," saidDr Deepa Hariharan, neonatologist at Sooriya Hospital.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-children-to-doctors/articleshow/61602117.cms