Shanghaiist: HFMD infections balloon to 12,164 and now in Beijing

nanheyangrouchuan

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:22:28 +0800

There are alot of remote villages in China, and HFMD can arise from unsanitary conditions like ringworm does in the US (kids play in the dirt, get a cut, cut gets infected, etc). There may be cover ups by county level officials, but some may not even know what the disease is, just some rashes on kids who were playing in the dirt. And just to make ricky happy... bad China!

yu888

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:53:34 +0800

^You guys really need to get a room. and if we all get lucky, you will come out only after growing up or getting a life. Geez. Anyhow, latest info: Cases now exceed 15,000. The number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in China this year rocketed to 15,799, up from an earlier figure of 12,164 , as of Tuesday evening, resulting in 26 deaths, according to a Xinhua tally of local official figures.

richardlee

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:54:46 +0800

Stinky mutton: it's a great fun to talk to you like this. seriously! i enjoy it. Actually, when you say something like that, I am not angry. I just think it is so funny.... I check news in all Chinese media. I still find it hard to accept that there was no cover-up. there are 15 provinces that have reported new cases of this disease. Remember this disease is not as powerful as SARS. So it should not have been spreading faster than SARS. And there was a one month gap from when a doctor reported the ourbreak to the adminstration to the time when the health adminstration issued an alert. As a Chinese, I just know some old, ugly habits of Chinese officials die hard. But i know it is China. Change needs time. I am not Obama follower, who takes his fake promise that he could Change US over night

richardlee

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:33:01 +0800

@nanheyangrouchuan (stinky mutton): yes. My hair needs washing. That's becuase i have hairs. You don't! I really feel sorry for you! poor you! Of course the god makes compensation for you: you have love handles! you should applaud for your extra waistline. Cheers

nanheyangrouchuan

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:10:12 +0800

@ ricky lee Your brain is in dire need of a washing. I suspect that a silent disease like this moves faster than anyone can track, especially considering how backwards China's rural areas still are.

richardlee

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:33:04 +0800

get over yourself. just because we criticize western media of bias doesn't mean we are pro-CCP or brainwashed.

vladivostok

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:03:51 +0800

richardlee: I am pleasantly surprised by your outburst of sanity.

richardlee

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:40:21 +0800

i think we still can not rule out the possibility of cover-up by those officals. Will see how the story is unfolding