Guangdong reported 88366 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease cases in the period increased by 72%

May 17, Guangdong province health family planning official micro-Bo "health-Guangdong" released message said, the Board released has brothers mouth disease warning information, as May 16, province total report brothers mouth disease cases 88366 cases, death 3 cases; more 2015 earlier cases number (51327 cases) rose 72%, death number flat, more 2014 earlier cases number (138513 cases) declined 36%, death number declined 86%. Monitoring shows that currently the province's main advantage of hand-foot-mouth disease pathogens for Coxsackievirus group a, 16 (CoxA16) and enterovirus type 71 (EV71).

Expert evaluation: May-July is the high incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease in the province, has entered the current foot-and-mouth disease epidemic peak period, maintain high levels of incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease in the near future, schools, nurseries and other higher risk of aggregation of outbreaks in collective-owned units, and increased risk of developing severe or even death in some cases.

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Hand-foot-mouth disease is caused by a variety of intestinal virus, a common infectious diseases in children, primarily by people in close contact, through the air (spray) and virus-contaminated water and food. Hand-foot-mouth disease mainly affects infants and young children under 5 years old, and acute, highly contagious. Most children with mild symptoms, characterized by fever, and hand, foot and mouth and other parts of a skin rash or blisters, the prognosis is good, and a few will develop severe and even death. Causes of hand-foot-mouth disease enterovirus type there are several common enterovirus type 71 (EV71) and Coxsackievirus group a, 16 (CoxA16), the annual advantage type replacement causes hand, foot and mouth disease, caused by EV71 disease and death percentage than other types. Intestinal virus is sensitive to high temperature and chlorine-containing disinfectants such as, exposure to contaminated items can be chosen, boiling, and chlorine-containing disinfectant to disinfect; poor bactericidal effect of alcohol on intestinal virus, it is recommended to avoid using.

(Editors: Liu Cheng UN649)
2016-05-17 18:03:20
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广东报告手足口病病例88366例 比去年同期上升72%

　　5月17日，广东省卫生计生委官方微博“健康-广东”发布消息称，该委发布了手足口病预警信息，截至5月16日，全省共报告手足口病病例88366例，死亡3例；较2015年同期病例数（51327例）上升72%，死亡数持平，较2014年同期病例数（138513例）下降36%，死亡数下降86%。监测显示，目前该省手足口病的优势病原体主要为柯萨奇病毒A组16型（CoxA16）和肠道病毒71型（EV71）。

　　专家评估认为：每年5-7月是该省手足口病的流行高发期，当前手足口病已进入流行高发期，手足口病发病将在近期维持较高水平，学校、托幼机构等集体单位出现聚集性疫情的风险较高，部分病例发展为重症甚至死亡的风险升高。

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　　手足口病是一种由多种肠道病毒引起的一种儿童常见多发传染病，主要通过人群密切接触传播，亦可通过空气（飞沫）和被病毒污染的水及食物传播。手足口病主要累及5岁以下婴幼儿，发病急，传染性强。大多数患儿症状轻微，主要表现为发热和手、足、口腔等部位皮疹或疱疹，预后良好，少数会发展为重症甚至死亡。引起手足口病的肠道病毒型别有多种，常见有肠道病毒71型（EV71）和柯萨奇病毒A组16型（CoxA16），每年引起手足口病的优势型别有更替，其中EV71型引起重症及死亡的比例要高于其它型别。肠道病毒对高温及含氯消毒剂等敏感，对污染物品可选用暴晒、煮沸和含氯消毒剂等方式进行消毒；酒精对肠道病毒杀灭效果不佳，建议避免使用。

(责任编辑：刘盛钱 UN649)
2016-05-17 18:03:20
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