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Hand, foot and mouth outbreak strikes Flathead daycares
December 05, 2017 at 4:52 pm | By MACKENZIE REISS Daily Inter Lake
The Flathead City-County Health Department reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in daycares across the county at the end of November. The spread of the disease has decreased over the past few weeks, while influenza is on the rise with 15 new cases over the last week.
Hand, foot and mouth is a common childhood virus that is characterized blisters, fever, reduced appetite and a sore throat. The condition is usually observed in the summer and fall, but can occur anytime of year.
?I wouldn?t say unusual,? infectious disease coordinator Lisa Dennison said of the outbreak. ?For some reason it does seem that we saw a little bit more than we have in previous years.?
Dennison said three daycares in Flathead County were affected and reported a total of approximately 30 cases. No new reports have been received by the Health Department as of early last week, she added...
Hand, foot and mouth outbreak strikes Flathead daycares
December 05, 2017 at 4:52 pm | By MACKENZIE REISS Daily Inter Lake
The Flathead City-County Health Department reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in daycares across the county at the end of November. The spread of the disease has decreased over the past few weeks, while influenza is on the rise with 15 new cases over the last week.
Hand, foot and mouth is a common childhood virus that is characterized blisters, fever, reduced appetite and a sore throat. The condition is usually observed in the summer and fall, but can occur anytime of year.
?I wouldn?t say unusual,? infectious disease coordinator Lisa Dennison said of the outbreak. ?For some reason it does seem that we saw a little bit more than we have in previous years.?
Dennison said three daycares in Flathead County were affected and reported a total of approximately 30 cases. No new reports have been received by the Health Department as of early last week, she added...