Taipei Times
Date: Oct 23, 2019
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced this year’s first death from serious complications caused by enterovirus infection, urging parents and caregivers of infants to watch for early signs of infection.
The parents of a one-year-old boy living in southern Taiwan sought medical help after he experienced intermittent fever and continuous vomiting on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27, CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青) said.
The boy later experienced excessive sleepiness and was taken to an emergency room for shortness of breath and low vitality on Sept. 28, he said.
He was immediately hospitalized for pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and shock, Lin added.
However, he died the same day, Lin said, adding that an examination found that an enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection had led to cardiopulmonary failure. [FULL STORY]