A patient is being treated for Adenovirus infection at the Hanoi-based National Children's Hospital.
The hospital reported on September 15 that they detected 151 infections in the past week alone, which was an increase of nearly 2.2 times compared to the previous week.
"As of September 12, 412 children were treated for Adenovirus at the hospital, an increase of more than 44 percent compared to the same period in 2021," the report said. "Six patients died from the disease."
According to director of the hospital's Respiratory Centre, Le Thi Hong Hanh, more than 50 Adenovirus serotypes have been classified in humans. Infected patients show some common symptoms including sore throat, bronchitis, fever, pneumonia, diarrhoea, conjunctivitis (pink eye), bladder inflammation or infection, gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines), and neurological diseases.
Adenovirus infection can be seen throughout the year but is most common in the early spring or winter. The virus can spread through sneezing and coughing. Respiratory droplets released in sneezes and coughs can be transferred to other people through the air. Adenoviruses are also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces.
Adenovirus can cause disease in all people of all ages, most commonly seen in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
According to doctors, there is currently no adenovirus vaccine available in Vietnam, so the best way to control the spread of the disease is to detect it early.