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Yellowknife toddlers catching hand, foot and mouth virus
CBC News
Posted: May 26, 2012 10:46 AM CT
Last Updated: May 26, 2012 11:35 AM CT
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An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Yellowknife is causing many toddlers and their parents some major discomfort.
According to the N.W.T. Department of Health and Social Services, it's not a serious illness, though the blisters may appear alarming. It is a highly contagious virus and can last five to 10 days, much like the common cold.
Katherine Hudson
Northern News Services
Published Wednesday, May 30, 2012
SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
It persists in the same territory as chicken pox, a virus most common in young children, and its outbreak in the Yellowknife area is coming to an end.
Hand, foot and mouth disease hit some of the city's daycare centres as early as late February and the last reported cases were reported about two weeks ago...
