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Summit County health representative urges flu timing, warns of hand‑foot‑and‑mouth spread; offers syringe drop-off and free medication lockboxes
Summary
Dan Courant, the Summit County Board of Health representative to Norton, told the City Council on Sept. 2 that a recent Norton High School football cancellation was linked to the spread of hand‑foot‑and‑mouth disease and urged residents to observe hygiene practices and vaccination guidance.
Dan Courant, the Summit County Board of Health representative to Norton, told the City Council on Sept. 2 that a recent Norton High School football cancellation was linked to the spread of hand‑foot‑and‑mouth disease and urged residents to observe hygiene practices and vaccination guidance.
"Since we had a recent football game canceled for Norton High School there has been some urgency that we pay attention to circulating communicable diseases in our community," Courant said during the meeting, adding that hand‑foot‑and‑mouth disease is "highly contagious" and that students should remain home "until all the sores have healed and stop, leaking fluids. That's usually around 7 to 10 days. However, through feces, a…
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