CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – A common and very contagious disease is on the rise among young children in Charlottesville.
Pediatricians are reporting an increase in hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is characterized by small bumps that turn into blisters and often a fever or sore throat.
Doctor Joshua Coons with the Pediatric Association of Charlottesville says he and his colleagues have been seeing one or two dozen cases per week…