Lubbock Public Health announced that several local daycares are now serving up Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) alongside snack time. The highly contagious virus has been making the rounds, turning playdates into petri dishes.
There’s no vaccine and no magic cure, but the CDC says it usually burns out in about a week. Translation: seven to ten days of parents trying to work from home while their kids transform into cranky, spotted germ factories.
City health officials are urging parents to look for symptoms, practice good hygiene, and try to keep the outbreak from becoming the latest community-wide “sharing” event.
Forget nap mats—maybe it’s time Lubbock daycares invest in hazmat suits.
