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- - The objective of the study was to examine the correlation between Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases and climate factors like temperature and humidity in Qinhuangdao city during 2009.
- - Data on HFMD cases were collected every ten days alongside temperature and humidity records, and analyzed using EXCELE software.
- - Results indicated a seasonal pattern, with HFMD cases peaking in Spring (March-April) and Summer (July), and were positively influenced by higher temperatures and humidity levels.
Article Abstract
Objective: To explore and study the relationships between the popularity of HFMD and the climate in Qinhuangdao city.
Methods: HFMD cases were collected on a ten-day basis in 2009 in Qinhuangdao city. At the same time, the data about Qinhuangdao's ten-day average temperature and average humidity were provided by the Qinhuangdao Meteorological bureau. Then the collected data were analysed using the great data analysis function in the EXCELE software.
Results: The results showed that the disease of HFMD had a positive relationship with seasons. The cases of HFMD began to rise at the last ten days of March and rised dramatically at the middle ten days of April; In July, the cases of HFMD arrived at peak and then decline gradually. The cases of HFMD in October were quite similar to the cases of HFMD in March. Then in November, the cases of HFMD declined rapidly. All these evidences suggested that the peak seasons of HFMD were Spring and Summer.
Conclusion: The situations of HFMD had a significant positive relationship with the conditions of climate, such as high temperature and high humidity.
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