Disease

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease at USA Universities

Hand, foot, and mouth disease has hit the University of Illinois campus. College officials revealed more than 60 cases of the highly contagious rash have afflicted students since the fall semester began. The latest health scare on the Illinois campus came on the heels of a massive mumps outbreak earlier this semester.

Florida State University and a handful of other college campuses scattered about the United States have also been battling cases of the skin rash since the school year began.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease hit rural southern Ohio hard in late July. Children seemed to contract and spread the skin rash when visiting county fairs and street festivals, which occurred back-to-back in Vinton, Athens, Ross, and Jackson Counties. The rash peaked by early August but has now surfaced again in the same region.