The virus gets its name from the symptoms it causes, including rash, mouth sores and blisters covering the hands and feet. Many infected children do not get sick but can spread it to others.
Neighboring Vietnam has been battling a surging number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases for the past few years, with EV-71 also wreaking havoc there.
Last year, the disease sickened more than 110,000 people and killed 166, mostly children whose immune systems were not strong enough to fend off the infection.
China is also experiencing an outbreak, and more than 240 people have died of the disease this year, according to China's Health Ministry.
Questions:
1. What is hand, foot and mouth disease also known as?
2. How many deaths have been linked to the virus in Cambodia?
3. How many people have died of the disease in China?
Answers:
1. EV-71.
2. 52.
3. More than 240.
About the broadcaster:
Lee Hannon is Chief Editor at China Daily with 15-years experience in print and broadcast journalism. Born in England, Lee has traveled extensively around the world as a journalist including four years as a senior editor in Los Angeles. He now lives in Beijing and is happy to move to China and join the China Daily team.
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