On 5=D4=C24=C8=D5, =CF=C2=CE=E710=CA=B147=B7=D6, Sir John Howard
<sirjohnhow=
....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> China virus outbreak kills 20 kids
>
> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23623435-38197,00.html
>
> CHINESE health officials today tried to calm public fears about a
> virus that has killed at least 20 children, saying the situation did
> not resemble 2003's SARS epidemic and there had been no cover-up.
>
> They said people could take simple hygiene steps to prevent the spread
> of enterovirus 71, or EV71, which began spreading in Fuyang in the
> eastern province of Anhui in early March but was publicly re****ted
> only on Sunday.
>
> "You can't talk about EV71 and SARS in the same breath. SARS was a new
> infectious disease, and anyone could be infected. SARS was also very
> deadly,'' Yang Weizhong, deputy chief of the Chinese Centre for
> Disease Control and Prevention, said.
>
> The delay in re****ting the virus to the public has triggered heated
> discussion and criticism in the Chinese media, which said local
> government officials should be sacked.
>
> An initial cover-up of the SARS epidemic led to the sacking of
> Beijing's mayor and the health minister.
>
> But Mr Yang said the reason for the delay in this case was because
> medical teams were trying to work out what the illness was.
>
> "In the initial stages of the probe a lot of effort was expended, to
> rule out some serious infectious diseases like SARS, bird flu and
> meningitis,'' he said.
>
> Chen Xianyi, head of the Ministry of Health's emergency response
> department, said that the epidemic had been re****ted to the central
> authorities in time.
>
> "The confirming of the cause of this illness, the raising of the
> treatment rate and clear improvement in preventative measures all came
> from the hard work of the central government, province, city and
> county. So I think it was re****ted in time,'' he said.
>
> By yesterday, the virus had killed 20 children, most of them under the
> age of two.
>
> Enteroviruses spread mostly through contact with infected blisters or
> faeces and can cause high fever, paralysis and swelling of the brain
> or its lining.
>
> There is no vaccine or antiviral agent available to treat or prevent
> the virus. Instead, treatment focuses on managing its complications,
> which can include meningitis and heart failure, according to the World
> Health Organisation.
>
> Mr Yang urged families to wash their hands often, eat well-cooked food
> and properly ventilate rooms.
>
> "This is a seasonal disease, but it can also be prevented,'' he said.
>
> ----------------------
>
> Ah, yes, China. They also gave us SARS, lead paint in kids' toys and
> poisoned food. What next?
SARS started out in Vietnam, and lead paint in kids' toys was in the
blueprint
of the 'white' designer engineers at Matel. There are also banned
poisoned food ex****ted
from the US.
|
