Hand, foot, mouth disease kills 240
By Shan Juan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-05 08:13
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A child suspected of being infected with hand, foot and mouth disease receives treatment at the Guiyang No 5 People's Hospital in Guizhou province on May 16. Qiu Ci / for China Daily |
At least 240 people, mainly children younger than 5 years old, have died from hand, foot and mouth disease from January to May as China enters a peak season of the epidemic, the Ministry of Health has said.
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