Re: Question for Today

["Paul O. Johnson" <pojhome@SWBELL.NET>]

I think you're on the right track, Mariam. I just did what I should have
done in the first place -- looked it up in my Funk & Wagnalls. Under
"hoof-and-mouth-disease it says only FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

Paul O. Johnson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mariam Dittman" <mdittman@GPC.PEACHNET.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: Question for Today


> I believe that 'hoof and mouth' disease, when manifested in humans is
'foot
> and mouth' disease.  I seem to recall from my husband who teaches
preschool
> that these are the same virus.  I also know that it is highly contagious
> among young humans.  Periodically they have outbreaks of this which causes
a
> lot of absences among the students.
>
> (I reserve the right to be completely wrong here!)
>
> Mariam Dittmann
>
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