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05-10-2011, 02:50 PM
An outbreak of chickenpox is affecting Santiago, and dozens if not hundreds of children and some elderly people are reported to have come down with the illness, according to the director of the Dr. Arturo Grullon Children's Hospital.
Dr. Olga Morel told Hoy reporters that there is no specific treatment for chickenpox but that lotions to soothe the effects of the typical rash could be applied. She said that when one member of the family gets the illness, nearly all of the other members might also become ill. Residents of Villa Olimpica, Barrio Obrero, San Jose de las Matas, La Mina, Gurabo and Cienfuegos have reported the disease, as well as in Villa Gonzalez and Navarrete where some people have experienced what is considered to be a fairly mild but highly contagious childhood disease.
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Dr. Olga Morel told Hoy reporters that there is no specific treatment for chickenpox but that lotions to soothe the effects of the typical rash could be applied. She said that when one member of the family gets the illness, nearly all of the other members might also become ill. Residents of Villa Olimpica, Barrio Obrero, San Jose de las Matas, La Mina, Gurabo and Cienfuegos have reported the disease, as well as in Villa Gonzalez and Navarrete where some people have experienced what is considered to be a fairly mild but highly contagious childhood disease.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)