Fall's arrival brings with it a complete change in the environment. While most can adapt to this, those with a weak immune system often fall prey to viral infections and diseases. This fall, multiple states in the US including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease. A contagious viral infection, it commonly infects children under 5 but can also lead to symptoms in older kids and adults. “This year, [cases seem] to be out of control,” said Dr. Allison Agwu, a professor of adult and pediatric infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to HuffPost.com. For instance, in Maryland, cases are "four to five times what they saw this time last year," she added. With the number of cases on the ris

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