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Source: https://thetech.com/2017/10/26/hfmd-disease-outbreak
Outbreak of viral disease hits campus
By Jessica Shi Oct. 26, 2017
At least 30 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a viral illness, have occurred on campus since September, according to MIT Medical.
Most, but not all, of the reported cases have been from students residing in Delta Psi, a co-ed fraternity on Memorial Drive, East Campus (EC), and Maseeh Hall, Shawn Ferullo, chief of student health, wrote in an email to The Tech.
Ferullo is also ?sure there are more? than just 30 cases, the approximate number of students who have sought treatment for HFMD with MIT Medical or MIT MedLinks. ?HFMD does not cause a severe illness, so most affected students do not seek medical attention,? he wrote...
Outbreak of viral disease hits campus
By Jessica Shi Oct. 26, 2017
At least 30 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a viral illness, have occurred on campus since September, according to MIT Medical.
Most, but not all, of the reported cases have been from students residing in Delta Psi, a co-ed fraternity on Memorial Drive, East Campus (EC), and Maseeh Hall, Shawn Ferullo, chief of student health, wrote in an email to The Tech.
Ferullo is also ?sure there are more? than just 30 cases, the approximate number of students who have sought treatment for HFMD with MIT Medical or MIT MedLinks. ?HFMD does not cause a severe illness, so most affected students do not seek medical attention,? he wrote...