영유아 수족구병 7주 연속 증가…예방은 손 씻기부터

Translation

These days, more and more young children are catching hand-foot-mouth disease. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the number of patients has kept rising for seven weeks in a row. Recently, the number of patients has nearly doubled compared to the same period last year. Children aged 0 to 6 in particular catch it much more often than other age groups. Hand-foot-mouth disease is caused by a virus, and there is still no vaccine or cure for it. That's why washing your hands often and thoroughly is the most important thing you can do. It also helps to keep a sick child away from other children.