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PRO/EDR> Hand, foot and mouth disease – Viet Nam (02): treatment delay, RFI

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- VietnamNumerous 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 Read more [...]