Governor Joseph Cua last week awarded a P10,000 cash incentive to each of the 30 barangays which are now practicing Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) as he expressed hope the province…
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Suspected HFMD cases reported in three towns
Local health officials have reported at least 10 cases of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD), a contagious disease affecting children below five years old, in the towns of San Miguel, Bato and…
WHAT IS HFMD?
Hand-Food-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is caused by viruses that belong to the Enterovirus family (Coxsackievirus A16, Coxsackievirus 6, and Enterovirus 71). Young children have the highest risk for getting HFMD. Children…