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Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Kills Five Babies In China

Five babies in China have died from Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) this week.

The babies, all from Heze City in east China’s Shandong Province, included four boys and a one-year-old girl.

Over this year, 1,734 cases of HFMD have been reported in Heze City, with 440 cases being reported on Friday alone.

Experts have arrived in the city to help deal with the outbreak of the disease.

HFMD usually begins with a slight fever, which later develops into blisters and ulcers around the mouth, and rashes on the hands and feet.

Often, intestinal viruses, such as EV71 are linked with the condition.

Currently, there is no vaccine. Children who contract the disease may later develop meningitis, encephalitis, or paralysis.

         

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