Thursday, May 3, 2012

Peculiar, MO - Hand, foot and mouth disease reported in Ray-Pec district

May. 03, 2012
The Raymore-Peculiar School District alerted its families today that at least five students recently have been diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease.

The district is taking additional measures to sanitize and disinfect its schools, officials said, and they are urging families to do the same at home.

The disease, spread person-to-person by virus, is not the same disease as the farm animal disease often known as foot and mouth disease, the nursing supervisor told families in a letter.

The disease that has infected some students usually begins with a fever, poor appetite and often a sore throat. It may lead to painful sores in the mouth and a non-itchy skin rash on hands and feet.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/3591565/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-reported.html#storylink=cpy

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