The Negros Occidental provincial government has stepped up its information campaign against the highly contagious hand, foot, and mouth disease after the number of cases rose to about 6,000 percent. | carlapgomezINQ /PDI
In a memorandum to all mayors and health officers in Negros Occidental last week, Tumimbang stressed the need to intensify their information drive, as well as their preparedness and response programs, to slow down the spread of the disease.Cases of HFMD in Negros Occidental have increased by 6,300 percent this year.
Tumimbang said the spread of the disease was due to “unabated transmission,” which meant that proper isolation was not practiced as everyone thought it was just a simple itch on the hand and foot.Infection can be transmitted by person-to-person contact through nose and throat secretions, saliva nasal mucus, fluid from blisters, or the stool of infected persons.Transmission, he explained, was easy, especially that in-person interaction at school is already allowed.
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