Strange life-threatening disease of people in Phu Tho

Born healthy, normal, but growing up, the faces of these children suddenly become swollen, appear acne and dry like toad skin.

Strange diseases rob people of their lives

Thuong Cuu had seven children with strange diseases, five of whom could not continue to fight this irreversible disease.

Three years . mourning

The old house of Mrs. Ha Thi Ben is located next to the forest edge in the village of Wear, Thuong Cuu commune, Thanh Son district, Phu Tho province. Right at the front of the house is an altar with pictures of three young people. Sitting on the edge of the bed, Mrs. Ben with a pale body, hazy eyes, choking on the tragic circumstances of her family.

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Mrs. Ben hopes to find out the cause of her illness soon to run.

Rounding three years ago, her 10th son suddenly died suddenly due to an electric shock, leaving his young wife and three children narrowed to bear strange diseases . After the child died, she moved to live with her daughter-in-law to make smoke for her son and take care of the children.

A month later, her grandson suddenly died when the sores of the sores were ingrained. The pain of losing her child and losing her before she died, in January 2015, her filial daughter-in-law also left because of her blood-borne cancer. So, in three years, her family had three young deaths.

Hugging Ha Thi Cuc (4 years old) and Ha Thi Mai Nuong (10 years old) in her heart, she turned her eyes away from her eyes, two rows of tears flowing.'Since my parents died, I told myself that even though it was difficult, I had to try to feed my two children to school. But the sky is tantalizing, the bigger the two children, the more strange they are, like the grandchildren who died three years ago. They are full of dark black spots, crusted and scabbed like toad skin. At first, her skin pimples from the face and spreads to her arms and legs , "she said.

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The bigger and bigger the wounds spread throughout the face and the nephew Hà Thị Mai Nương (10 years old).

Talking about the strange disease in all three of her grandchildren, Mrs. Ben said: ' When my parents were still alive, they took me to Bach Mai hospital (Hanoi), but the doctor did not say anything clearly. , just say skin disease, hard to cure. They only gave two vials (one applicator, one drink) to use. But after a while, the disease is still not relieved.

Due to the difficult economic conditions of the family, it is necessary to run meals every day, so their parents do not consider giving them the opportunity to go for medical examination and treatment. On sunny days, the black spots are more prominent, itchy. At times like that, I only know how to take the leaves of the forest to bathe the grandchildren to ease the itch. Looking at the young children who had to suffer with the disease, my heart ached like rubbing salt in their intestines. '

Many children with strange diseases have died

During the conversation, Mrs. Ben always urged her to seek medicine soon to identify her unfortunate two grandchildren's illness so that they could have the opportunity to treat and come to school like many other children .

Mr. Ha Van Rom (Head of the village, Thuong Cuu commune) said: 'Mrs. Ben's two grandchildren, Ha Thi Cuc and Ha Thi Mai Nuong, have the same symptoms of illness as the previous children who were sick in the commune. life An ulcer not only wreaks havoc on small children but also spreads to the neck and body. Families with sick people running everywhere from covering forest leaves, inviting shaman, and taking Western medicine do not work. '

Once cured but not cured

Talking to PV about the case of Ha Thi Mai Nuong (10 years) and Ha Thi Cuc (4 years), Mr. Ha Van Receive, Chairman of Thuong Cuu People's Committee said: 'From 1986 to now, in Thuong Cuu commune has seven cases of this strange disease. Currently, five grandchildren have died but only two of them said but the illness is getting worse. When born, the children are white and healthy normally, but from three months to one year old they begin to develop illness. The black pimples appeared from the face down to the neck, then spread to the whole body, becoming more and more dense. At the end of the stage, the acne spots are sore, covering the face and nose. In some cases, I will take my child to the hospital for treatment, but will not go away.

Mr. Tran also added: 'The situation of the Ben family is difficult, the locality can only support policy for each child 180,000 VND / month. Relatives sometimes contribute food to help Ben to take care of her two grandchildren. As for the mobilization of money to raise children for medical treatment, the people in this mountainous area are too poor to be helpless. Local people are looking forward to receiving the attention and assistance of the health sector and sponsors to help them have a chance to live. '