Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease — Vietnam
Numerous children who had contracted hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) are being taken to hospital only after [the disease was] diagnosed at grade 3 or grade 4 [see comment below on grading]. HFMD can affect the lungs, a doctor has warned. Dr Truong Huu Khanh, head of HCM [Ho Chi Minh] City Paediatrics Hospitals No 1’s Neurology and Infectious Diseases ward, said that parents should learn the signs of the disease and take their children to the hospital for treatment early. “Parents easily
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