Thousands of children in east and central China have been sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, a highly contagious illness that is sometimes fatal, the government and state press said Tuesday.
Two children died of the disease, also known as enterovirus, over the weekend in Heze city in the eastern province of Shandong, the provincial medical department said on its website.
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Symptoms of the highly contagious disease include fever and sores. It can be fatal in children due to their less-developed immune systems.
The disease, which is common in China, took an unusually high toll in the first few months of 2008, infecting nearly 25,000 people nationwide and killing around 40, according to government figures.
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According to the Shandong medical department, just over 500 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported in the province this year.
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims Three Lives in China
Chinese state media is reporting that the hand, foot and mouth disease virus has killed three children in the country so far.
Chinese state media is reporting that the hand, foot and mouth disease virus has killed three children in the country so far.
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