After multiple football players contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, West Virginia University had to postpone its popular fan appreciation day. Hand, foot and mouth disease is mild, but it’s highly contagious. Certain types of viruses – such as coxsackievirus (A16) and enterovirus (71) – can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). WHY ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS GETTING HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE? Humans cannot be infected with that disease just as animals cannot contract hand, foot and mouth disease, the CDC says.

Source: Fox News August 20, 2018 15:33 UTC