Posted: Jul 11, 2018 09:59 PM MDT
Updated: Jul 11, 2018 10:04 PM MDT
SALT LAKE CITY (News4Utah) -- Pediatricians are seeing a higher
number of hand, foot and mouth disease than normal in the Salt Lake
Valley. We can all do a better job at preventing the spread of the
disease by hand washing.
Symptoms include:
- Fever
- Reduced appetite
- A sore throat
- A feeling of being unwell
- Sores, rash, bumps, and blisters
It's usually seen in children under 5 years old, but it can happen in older children and adults.
"It's
usually worse for the children but occasionally there is a strain that
can make you miserable," said Dr. Per Gesteland, U of U School of
Medicine, Primary Children's Hospital.
Hand foot and mouth disease is contagious and very common in daycares.
"Be vigilant, if you or your child get sick, try not to go out. Wait
until your child doesn't have a fever anymore and the sores are healed
up," said Dr. Gesteland.
Primary Children's Hospital says other
illnesses they're watching are gastrointestinal illnesses often spread
at picnics or parties and they're also seeing several respiratory
viruses going around, which are seen normally in the winter.
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