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China. – Each hospital is China They are overwhelmed by an outbreak of childhood pneumonia that has not yet been diagnosed by the country’s health professionals.
global surveillance system Pumaideis an example of reported hospital oversaturation in China, including hospital centers in the following cities Beijing, Liaoning.
according to Pumaide There is no record of when this pneumonia outbreak began, and it mainly affects the quality of life of children.
“This report indicates a widespread outbreak of an undiagnosed respiratory illness… It is unclear when this outbreak began, as it is unusual for so many children to be affected so quickly,” the ProMed report states.
For its part, Chinese chain stores FTV News shared the testimony of a citizen of the country, who said that “many, many people are hospitalized” and stressed that patients “do not have a cough and do not have any symptoms.”
The health agency reported that the outbreak may be related to Mycoplasma pneumoniaeA type of atypical or walking pneumonia that emerged during the first winter without health restrictions due to the presence of Covid-19.
What are the symptoms of this undiagnosed childhood pneumonia?
- sore throat
- fatigue
- The cough may last for weeks or months.
- In severe cases, pneumonia may develop.
To date, adult involvement has not been reported, but the extent of the disease remains under investigation.
China Daily quoted Zhou Huixia, director of the Children’s Medical Center of the Seventh Medical Center of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, as saying that this was “the first wave of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections since the lockdown was lifted.” ” Most containment measures Coronavirus disease Earlier this year”.
Meanwhile, according to Al Jazeera, World Health Organization (WHO) He asked Beijing for more information about the pneumonia.
In this application, WHO He asked for details about increases in respiratory illnesses and pneumonia outbreaks in children.