Nicaragua Reports Decease of 39 Children for
Diarrhea
The number of dead children
stood up to 39 in Nicaragua due to the diarrhea epidemic caused by the
rotavirus.
Early this week this Central American country reported around 35,000
affected people although the Health Ministry (MINSA) has not yet
declared the national emergency.
According to the local press sanitary authorities are powerless before
the water shortage, garbage accumulation and lack of hygiene at homes.
In addition, the doctors concern is that some mothers take their ailing
children out of the hospitals before the four hours they must remain
under observation with oral dehydration serums before giving the last
medical opinion for their hospitalization.
The disease is mainly concentrated in Madriz, Esteli, Managua and New
Segovia departments.
The term rotavirus defines a virus family sharing common characteristics
and mainly affecting children.
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