Earlier in the week, I took Carter to the doctor because she'd been running a fever (100.7) for over 24 hours and was generally inconsolable. He took one look at her mouth and decided she had a strand of the herpes virus, which caused a bunch of little blister-like sores in her mouth. He said we'd have to "wait it out."
Well, today she kept saying "oooowie!" and pointing to her foot. She always says "oooowie" so I didn't think much of it. She kept at it, so I checked: I found a little blister thingy. I remembered seeing something similar on a finger. I checked, and one had multiplied to three. Weird. I told Andy that I thought she had Foot and Mouth, he researched, and we're 99.4% sure that's exactly what she's got!
My guess is that she was exposed at the daycare later last week, and began displaying her own symptoms with the fever and sore mouth Monday. According to www.webmd.com, it should nearly have run its course, but is contagious through exchange of bodily fluids.
If I get Foot & Mouth, I will be mad!
Carter's aren't nearly this bad, but it still sucks!
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