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Shanghai reports 1st HFMD death in '09
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-17 21:07 SHANGHAI - A 29 month-old boy has died from the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Shanghai, local authorities said Friday. The infant from east China's Anhui Province fell ill on Saturday and died Thursday in a Shanghai hospital, according to Shanghai Health Bureau.
There has been no disease outbreak in the city, the bureau said. Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness that mainly affects children under the age of 10. Symptoms include fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters. It can sometimes be fatal if complications occur. |