The number of people with meningococcal meningitis increases rapidly

The Ministry of Health reports that the number of meningococcal meningitis in the first eight months of 2006 has increased sharply compared to the same period in 2005. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 1,011 people infected, including 19 fatalities, the number of infected people increased by 186%, the number of deaths increased by 216% over the same period.

Children under 2 years of age have a high incidence of meningitis.(Photo: VNN)

The Ministry of Health also said that dengue fever is continuing to be stressful in the southern provinces with over 6,700 new cases in August alone, bringing the number of people suffering from dengue in the country from the beginning of the year to over 32,000 cases. , an increase of 62% over the same period in 2005.

* On August 26, Dr. Tran Anh Tuan - head of respiratory department at Children's Hospital 1 - said that in recent days, on average, every day, there are 130 children hospitalized for respiratory illness. Compared with the previous month, hospitalized patients increased by 20-30%. Every day, nearly 30 more children with respiratory illnesses are admitted to hospital. Two-thirds of new hospitalized children are children with bronchiolitis, the rest are pneumonia, asthma .

Doctor Nguyen Phuong Hoa Binh - head of respiratory department at Children's Hospital 2 - said that every day at the hospital, there are 30 children with respiratory illness hospitalized for inpatient treatment. Most hospitalized children have bronchiolitis, pneumonia, asthma and are all 2-3 years old.

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