pprendeville Posted July 17, 2012 at 01:59 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 01:59 AM what's the story with this in China? was just chatting at breakfast and the subject came up that a relatives child was sick, it's hands and mouth were rotting which gave me a bit of a shock. so the Chinese name immediately put this disease into my head. is it common in china these days. last case of foot and mouth in Ireland was about 5 or 6 years ago and loads of cattle and shep had to be slaughtered but i don't remember it spreading to humans. what happens in china when there is an outbreak? is it common for children to pick it up. i'm presuming its quite rare. Quote
liuzhou Posted July 17, 2012 at 02:02 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 02:02 AM Everything you need to know is here. 2 Quote
heifeng Posted July 17, 2012 at 04:45 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 04:45 AM It seems to pop up a bit. Last time I was in the countryside in 2009, these notices were posted on ALL of the doors in the village (and obviously I even took pictures!) 1 Quote
tooironic Posted July 17, 2012 at 07:42 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 07:42 AM Is 手足口病 the same as 口蹄疫? Quote
liuzhou Posted July 17, 2012 at 08:51 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 08:51 AM Is 手足口病 the same as 口蹄疫? No. See post #2 Quote
abcdefg Posted July 17, 2012 at 09:04 AM Report Posted July 17, 2012 at 09:04 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - Hand, foot and mouth disease killed 17 people and infected nearly 35,000 others in China's central Hunan province in June, according to the official Xinhua news agency, quoting information supplied by local authorities on Sunday... Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than five years old. Reuters – Sun, Jul 15, 2012 http://news.yahoo.co...-094524865.html Quote
Mcnubn Posted July 18, 2012 at 01:48 AM Report Posted July 18, 2012 at 01:48 AM seems to be spreading a lot in Beijing. my girlfriend teaches in one of the canadian schools here and she rarely has even half a class for the past few weeks Quote
jbradfor Posted July 18, 2012 at 02:07 AM Report Posted July 18, 2012 at 02:07 AM It exists in the USA as well: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6112a5.htm Quote
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