Từ khóa: #and mouth disease

Today, the Center for Disease Control in Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC) said that in the past week, the number of hands, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the city tended to decrease meanwhile the number of dengue fever cases is still on the increase. Worse, the southern metropolis recorded one more dengue death, bringing the total dengue death toll to 9 cases.

Following the information that cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children have been recorded in some countries around the world, parents were recommended to let their children undergo liver enzyme tests to find the mysterious virus. However, health experts warn that people who impatiently wanted their children to undergo iver enzyme tests while the tests can only detect liver damage and function but not identify the disease.

An increasing number of children are becoming infected with the foot, hand, and mouth disease across HCMC as more patients were taken to the Children Hospital No.1 with 222 kids in September 24, said head of the Infection ward Dr. Truong Huu Khanh yesterday.