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Infectious diseases kill 754 people in July
By Zhang Feng (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-11 06:08
There are three forms of anthrax which can affect the skin, digestive system
or lungs
Experts warned the disease can appear just like a cold, and is curable if
treated early.
The pig-borne Streptococcus suis disease which has so far killed 39 people in
Southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan Province, is not included in the list of 27 diseases
which must be reported by the ministry.
When compared to the total number of reported infectious diseases,
Streptococcus suis is not a very serious threat in 皇冠体育app, said Liu Xia, an
official from the Communicable Disease Prevention and Management Division of the
Ministry of Health.
Of the 27 kinds of infectious diseases which are reported, there were no
reported infections or deaths from polio, SARS, avian influenza, or diphtheria.
The top five killers were TB, rabies, HIV/AIDS, Type-B encephalitis, and
hepatitis B.
They killed 221, 209, 107, 57 and 51 people
respectively, accounting for at least 85 per cent of the total deaths.
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