12,000 Chinese Children Battling Deadly Virus

Late last week, China revealed that their hospitals had been battling an internal virus similar to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) since early March.
Enterovirus (EV71) causes a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease with symptoms including fever, mouth sores and rashes with blisters. It is easily spread by sneezing or coughing. [...]