Kindies in Sarawak closed due to HFMD
Mar 3rd, 2006 by Lilian
Malaysia shuts 500 nursery schools to curb disease
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Reuters) – Malaysia has ordered the
closure of nearly 500 kindergarten schools on the island of
Borneo after four children died of the hand, foot and mouth
viral disease, official news agency Bernama said on Friday.
I have blog about symptoms of HFMD previously. So do look up the previous post for more information.
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral infection
common in children and results in fever, mouth sores and a
blistering rash, usually on the hands and feet. It is unrelated
to foot-and-mouth disease, a disease of cattle, sheep and
swine.
More worrying info from Bernama…
“What is more worrying is the three suspected HFMD deaths in Sibu this year, the latest death was two days ago.
“One of them was positive Enterovirus 71 (EV71), the virus which caused deaths during the HFMD outbreak in 1997,” he said.
Dr Chua said the decision to shut down kindergartens was to cut off transmission of the disease effectively and to facilitate clean-up work at the premises.
So, parents, I hope each and everyone of us will read more about the HFMD and be aware of them.