Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Notification



Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Notification

November 22, 2017

To Parents/Guardians:

Your child may have been exposed to Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (Coxsackie Virus) at school.

Please watch your child for the symptoms listed below. If your child has the following symptoms, please call your child’s healthcare provider for guidance.

Symptoms usually appear 3 – 5 days after exposure.

Common Signs and Symptoms:

▪ Fever

▪ Poor appetite

▪ Runny nose

▪ Sore throat

▪ A blister-like rash on the hands, feet and in the mouth usually develops one to two days after the initial symptoms

Children with a rash and a fever should not attend school.

Hand Foot and Mouth disease is contagious, and it is best controlled by diligent hand washing.

Contact your child’s health office as listed below if you have any questions or concerns.

Bretton Woods Elementary Forest Brook Elementary Pines Elementary

Corrine Dzwil RN Deborah Wissmann RN Marianne Lieberman RN

631-761-8823 631-761-8835 631-761-8812

631- 582-1136 - Fax 631- 265-3673 - Fax 631-543-3632 – Fax

Hauppauge Middle School Hauppauge High School Carolyn Muller RN/ Mary Nowotarski RN Gloria Kuzminski RN/ Mary Nowotarski RN 631-761-8223 631-761-8315

631-761-8329 - Fax 631-761-8329 - Fax

Sincerely,

Lois Jankeloff

Lois Jankeloff

Director of PPS and Support Services

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