PARENTS have been warned to keep an eye out for a potentially fatal disease that's cropping up in daycares across the US.

The sickness mainly affects children under five and can have some terrifying symptoms .

Public health officials have announced that hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been detected in daycares.

Earlier this year, there were six outbreaks in Virginia , according to an alert published by the Fairfax County Health District.

And a massive 189 cases have been confirmed in St Thomas, including one possible infection that proved fatal, the US Virgin Islands Department of Health said.

The disease isn't just affecting children either.

Though it's more dangerous in young kids, more cases have been seen in adults, which have left patients with rashes and nail los

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