Girl dies from hand-foot-mouth disease

时间：2007-05-14 00:59:09

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JINAN, May 13 - A two-year-old girl has died from an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease in Linyi city, east China's Shandong Province, and 106 children are receiving treatment for the disease in hospitals around the city.

 

The girl was taken to hospital to see a doctor after developing symptoms of fever and vomiting1 on April 27. Two days later, she was hospitalized after her condition worsened. Doctors confirmed she had contracted hand-foot-mouth disease but were too late to save her life, said a local government spokesman.

 

The spokesman also said that there had been "some cases" of the disease since the beginning of the year, without providing specific figures.

 

After the girl had died, the city's health bureau carried out epidemiology research across the city, quarantining those infected by the disease and informing kindergartens and schools.

 

The 106 hospitalized children are in stable conditions, according to the local government spokesman.

 

Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness whose symptoms include mouth ulcers2, sores, fever and skin rash. It is highly contagious3 and can be transmitted through saliva4, air or skin contact. It can sometimes be fatal if complications occur.

 
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1 vomiting 7ed7266d85c55ba00ffa41473cf6744f     
吐
参考例句：
  • Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
  • Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”
2 ulcers CfBzhM     
n.溃疡( ulcer的名词复数 )；腐烂物；道德败坏；腐败
参考例句：
  • Detachment of the dead cells produces erosions and ulcers. 死亡细胞的脱落，产生糜烂和溃疡。 来自辞典例句
  • 75% of postbulbar ulcers occur proximal to the duodenal papilla. 75％的球后溃疡发生在十二指肠乳头近侧。 来自辞典例句
3 contagious TZ0yl     
adj.传染性的，有感染力的
参考例句：
  • It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
  • He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。
4 saliva 6Cdz0     
n.唾液，口水
参考例句：
  • He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。
  • Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.唾液从婴儿的嘴里流了出来。

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