A baby of seven months of age died at 8:23 pm Sunday, ten hours after being taken to the Hospital of Infectious Diseases Heze. Another baby of 15 months of age died this noon at the District People’s Hospital Juancheng, said the Health Department of Shandong Provincial.
The Health Ministry said MPB’s disease may be caused by intestinal viruses, with the EV71 and the Coxsackievirus (Cox A16) were the most common.
MPB’s disease usually starts with a slight fever followed by blisters and ulcers in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet. Those with EV71 often show serious signs. It can also cause meningitis, encephalitis, pneumonia, and edema and paralysis in some children. So far no vaccine for the disease.
The Health Department has sent expert teams to Heze to implement emergency treatments and control measures and prevention of disease.
Some groups came to Heze tonight to begin research on the disease and disinfection operations, technical training and medical education among people.
They were also sent medical teams to Heze to help in combating the disease.
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