Keep an eye out for hand, foot, and mouth disease

After spending the morning in daycare, six-year-old Derek came home complaining that his throat hurt and looking exhausted. Assuming he had probably just “overdone it” playing with the other kids, his mom got him settled on the couch and slipped a thermometer in his mouth. To her surprise, he was running a high temperature, so she called Derek’s pediatrician to schedule an appointment for early the following day.
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