Vietnam seeks foreign help to beat mystery skin disease
April 25, 2012
Doctors Vietnam has identified the virus causing an unknown disease to 19 deaths in Quang Ngai Province.
Wednesday's newsletter news agency Bernama quoted medical director of Quang Ngai, Pham Hong Phuong, said 14 of the 26 blood samples taken from patients in Quang Ngai Province had tested positive with Rickettsia virus.
Experts said the complex disease progression, onset with high fever, anorexia, and skin lesions especially on the hands, feet.
If not treated promptly, patients will rise to the symptoms of liver failure, leading to multiple organ failure and rapid death.
According to Xinhua, the virus is transmitted from animals to humans via fleas or flea children, and today has a total of 172 people infected with this virus in Quang Ngai.
Vietnam Press quoted Prof. Dr. Tran Hau Khang, Director of the Central Hospital of Dermatology, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health on base "unknown disease" in Quang Ngai province, said the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Health agreed called "dermatitis syndrome palms, feet elevated liver enzymes."
Provincial Health Department has offered financial assistance to buy medical equipment and medicines to treat patients promptly.
The World Health Organization, WHO, has expressed concern about the disease and said they are ready to support the government of Vietnam. However, on Tuesday, a WHO official said they had not received any official proposal of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam.
Wednesday's newsletter news agency Bernama quoted medical director of Quang Ngai, Pham Hong Phuong, said 14 of the 26 blood samples taken from patients in Quang Ngai Province had tested positive with Rickettsia virus.
Experts said the complex disease progression, onset with high fever, anorexia, and skin lesions especially on the hands, feet.
If not treated promptly, patients will rise to the symptoms of liver failure, leading to multiple organ failure and rapid death.
According to Xinhua, the virus is transmitted from animals to humans via fleas or flea children, and today has a total of 172 people infected with this virus in Quang Ngai.
Vietnam Press quoted Prof. Dr. Tran Hau Khang, Director of the Central Hospital of Dermatology, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health on base "unknown disease" in Quang Ngai province, said the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Health agreed called "dermatitis syndrome palms, feet elevated liver enzymes."
Provincial Health Department has offered financial assistance to buy medical equipment and medicines to treat patients promptly.
The World Health Organization, WHO, has expressed concern about the disease and said they are ready to support the government of Vietnam. However, on Tuesday, a WHO official said they had not received any official proposal of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam.
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