Hand, Foot, Mouth disease at Selkirk Middle School

IONE — There have been several new cases of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease within Selkirk Middle School this past week, according to a news release from Misty Reed, Selkirk School District nurse. HFMD is caused by a virus called Coxsackievirus A16.

“People infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease can spread it to others when they cough or sneeze,” Reed said in the news release, sent out Oct. 21. “You can also get hand, foot, and mouth disease if you come into contact with an infected person’s blister fluid or feces (poop).”