According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, there continue to be many patients with "herpangina" and "RS virus infection", infectious diseases that are easy for children to get and cause symptoms such as fever. Experts say, "If you have symptoms, please take infection control measures such as refraining from going out."
"Herpangina" is a viral infectious disease that increases in the number of patients in the summer, and children under 5 years old are more likely to get it, and in addition to fever, symptoms such as blisters in the mouth and sore throat occur.
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the total number of herpangina patients reported by about 3000,16 pediatric medical institutions nationwide was 1,2 in the week to March 1443.
The number of cases per healthcare facility was 1.6, which was 86.10 lower than the previous week's highest number of 7.32 cases in the past 0 years.
By region, 46 prefectures have exceeded the alert level of "21", of which 6.20 in Miyagi Prefecture and 62 or more in 8 prefectures such as Iwate and Yamagata.
In addition, the number of patients reported in the week ending March 16 was 1,9882, or 1.3 per medical institution, which is a disease that causes cold-like symptoms and can become severe when a young child is infected, but continues to be more patient.
Professor Akihiko Saito of Niigata University, who is an expert on infectious diseases in children, said, "Herpangina has not yet reached the peak of its epidemic in some areas, and it is possible that the epidemic will continue for a while. Summer vacation will increase opportunities to go home or travel, but I would like you to take infection control measures such as refraining from going out when you have cold symptoms and wearing a mask in crowds."