Hand, foot, mouth disease kills 240
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 240 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Donglou">Donglou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 240 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="severity">severity</span>, <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 132 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1.62 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="including">including</span> 509 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="nurseries">nurseries</span>, <span word="kindergartens">kindergartens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="devised">devised</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="kindergartens">kindergartens</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>. <span word="Kindergartens">Kindergartens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preventive">preventive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="disinfecting">disinfecting</span>.</p>
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