A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS KNOWN AS ENTERO-VIRUS 68 HAS MADE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN SICK IN TEN STATES…BUT SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OUTBREAKS IN NEW MEXICO. DR. JOAN BAUMBACH WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TELLS 770 KKOB ENTEROVIRUSES ARE NOT UNCOMMON.
BAUMBACH SAYS CASES CAN BE MILD TO SEVERE AND CAN REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. SHE SAYS THE BEST WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF GETTING SICK INCLUDE WASHING HANDS THOROUGHLY AND DISINFECTING FREQUENTLY-TOUCHED SURFACES.
