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PETALING JAYA: A child died of an alleged disease of the hand, foot and mouth (HFMD) in Sarawak.
The two-year-old and five-month-old was from Kampung Pangtray, Daro to Mukah. . In a statement released on Saturday, Datuk Department of Health Chief Executive Noor Hisham Abdullah said the child had started fever on July 24 and was showing signs of rash and diarrhea. mouth ulcers the next day.
"The child was taken to the Daro Health Clinic on July 25, 2018, diagnosed with suspicion of HFMD and treated.
" The mother was advised to seek immediate treatment if her child did not recover. "
On Friday, July 27, the child was taken to the Department of Emergency and Trauma Daro Hospital in an unstable state and was transferred to the hospital. Sibu hospital to be treated there
However, the child died at Sibu hospital at 2:28 am on July 28, the cause of death being severe pneumonia with HFMD infection
"Clinical samples were taken to verify the cause of death."
The Department of Health advised the public, especially young children, to take precautions to reduce the risk of becoming infected.
The top of the list is to wash your hands with soap. t clean water before preparing food, after changing diapers and after cleaning the feces of children.
HFMD is a viral disease that could easily spread, particularly through the Coxsackie A16 and EV71 virus, through contact with saliva, blisters, and feces.
Up to now, nine schools nationwide have been closed due to the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, FMD and foot-and-mouth disease.
Seven schools are in Sabah while both schools are in Penang and Pahang.
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