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Toddler dies from hand, foot and mouth disease: government
2012-07-12 21:15
A young girl died from complications brought on by the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that has been spreading throughout the country, the government's health and safety agency said Thursday.
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It said the child also exhibited symptoms of encephalitis and meningitis when she was admitted to a local hospital last Saturday, but died on the same day after doctors were unable to stabilize her condition.
The KCDC said it had conducted tests on the deceased and found enterovirus 71, which can bring on HFMD.
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Parents with infants and toddlers are urged to take extra caution this year for hand, foot and mouth disease ― a mild, contagious viral infection common in young children for which there is no vaccine.
According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.7 out of every 1,000 out-patients in local hospitals were diagnosed with the epidemic for the week of June 24-30.
