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Highly Contagious Virus Sweeps Through Iowa
Story Updated: May 19, 2012 at 9:40 AM CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa - Doctors said an epidemic is spreading through central Iowa, leaving sick children in its wake. For pediatrician Dr. Nader Aljuni, the past few weeks have been busy because of a virus called hand, foot and mouth disease.
"Almost every day, we have at least one case," Aljuni said.
Doctors at Mercy Central Pediatric Clinic downtown report dozens upon dozens of small children sickened.
"We're seeing a lot kids with really sore hands, sores on their feet and sores on their mouth, so a lot of times they can't drink or eat...
Childhood disease spreading in Central Iowa
11:32 AM, May. 21, 2012 |
...Ann Garvey, deputy state epidemiologist, said doctors aren?t required to report cases as they are with many more serious diseases. Public-health officials don?t have solid numbers on the outbreak, but they have heard the virus is circulating...
Hand, foot, mouth disease spreading in Iowa
Posted: May 22, 2012 5:48 PM EDT
Written by Kera Mashek, Multimedia Journalist
WATERLOO (KWWL) -
Iowa doctors are seeing more cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in children. The outbreak started in central Iowa, but pediatricians in this area have seen dozens of cases in the past couple of weeks. Experts say warm weather could be helping the virus spread...
