Disease feet, hands, mouth and avian influenza events complex in China and Egypt

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Disease feet, hands, mouth and avian influenza events complex in China and Egypt
The Chinese health for Disease feet, hands, mouth (HFMD) continues to place complexity in some localities in the country with two more cases of deaths due to disease.

Both victims were children in the city Ha Trach (Heze) Son Dong province, South East China. The first victim is a boy 7 years old, died at 22 / 3 at the Hospital of Infectious Diseases Ha Trach only 10 hours after hospitalization. The second victim 15 years old, died late 23 / 3 at the Hospital of the district the right to (Juancheng).
Department of Health Eastern Son sent the team of specialists to Ha Trach city to implement the service of emergency treatment, guiding people raise awareness and prevent disease outbreaks and prevent spreading.

Ministry of Health China, said the disease causes HFMD is infection by certain viruses Road bowel, which is the most common two types EV71 and Cox A16 (Coxsackievirus). Those infected often have HFMD symptoms such as mild fever, then appear nốt phồng the rop and sore in the mouth with the traces of your hands and feet. In the case of EV71 virus infection, patients often have more severe symptoms. If a child can lead to meningitis, inflammation of the brain, lungs and confess Poliomyelitis.

- The same day, the World Health (WHO) has confirmed a case of avian influenza infection in Egypt, raising the total number of people infected with H5N1 virus in this country since the epidemic of Bùng three months ago year to 59 people.

The patient is a woman 38 years old Elfath district, central Egypt, the capital of Cai-ro about 330 km south. Patients with manifestations of fever and headache on 14 / 3 and was hospitalized the same day. The patient had contact with sick birds, dead and test results showed that patients were infected with H5N1 virus.

Egypt is a foreign Asian people have died because of avian influenza highest. According to latest statistics by WHO, up to now has 412 people in 15 countries and territories around the world infected with H5N1 virus, in which 256 people died. /.