Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak Johns Hopkins



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BALTIMORE – More than 100 people have been sickened by the hand of Johns Hopkins University's Baltimore campuses. The Maryland Department of Health has officially classified as an outbreak.

University spokesman Dennis O'Shea tells the Baltimore Sun that officials have been broadcasting information about the outbreak at the Homewood campus, which is home to the schools of arts and sciences, engineering and education.

An Oct. 12 report from the university news service said 95 boxes had been reported since early September. That number is now up to 129.

The disease is highly contagious and has no specific treatment. The university's facilities department

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Information from: The Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com

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