Hwaseong City Reports 392 Infectious Disease Cases Including Chickenpox and Tuberculosis by End of May

By the end of May this year, Hwaseong City has reported a total of 392 infectious disease cases, including 202 cases of chickenpox, which is classified as a Class II infectious disease.

According to materials submitted by the Hwaseong City Health Center to the city council's administrative inspection on the 13th, by the end of May this year, 36 cases of hepatitis A and 3 cases of typhoid fever, both designated as Class I infectious diseases, were reported.

The disease with the highest infection rate is chickenpox, designated as a Class II infectious disease, with as many as 202 cases infected within a short period. There were 22 cases of mumps.

Tuberculosis, a chronic infectious disease, showed 121 cases, indicating a sharp increase compared to the same period last year, and one case of HIV/AIDS was also reported.

For the first time this year, syphilis, designated as a Class III infectious disease, affected 3 people, and brucellosis, scrub typhus, and scarlet fever each reported one case.

Meanwhile, the Health Center has designated and operates isolation treatment facilities for infectious disease patients at Myeongsung Hospital, Korea MPL Clinic, Dongtan Central Hospital, Dongsuwon Namyang Hospital, Sakang Orthopedic Clinic, Joam Sungmo Clinic, and Hwaseong Central Hospital.