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Outbreak of Coxsackie virus sidelines sports teams
September 21, 2018 06:05 PM
Several football players are taking an unexpected and unwanted time out in Amsterdam. School officials say players on both the varsity and the junior varsity teams have confirmed cases of the Coxsackie virus, better known as hand, foot and mouth disease.
"I think parents are very concerned because of the outbreak and the fever and the blisters that are associated with hand, foot and mouth, but I'm here to tell you that it's not a deadly disease. it's not a deadly virus," said Sara Boerenko, Director of Public Health in Montgomery County.
Boerenko says the virus is commonly seen in younger children, but an outbreak at the middle or high school level is unusual...
Outbreak of Coxsackie virus sidelines sports teams
September 21, 2018 06:05 PM
Several football players are taking an unexpected and unwanted time out in Amsterdam. School officials say players on both the varsity and the junior varsity teams have confirmed cases of the Coxsackie virus, better known as hand, foot and mouth disease.
"I think parents are very concerned because of the outbreak and the fever and the blisters that are associated with hand, foot and mouth, but I'm here to tell you that it's not a deadly disease. it's not a deadly virus," said Sara Boerenko, Director of Public Health in Montgomery County.
Boerenko says the virus is commonly seen in younger children, but an outbreak at the middle or high school level is unusual...
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