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HealthWise at Five-Dr. Richard Lampe

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Along with warmer weather, summer brings an increase in an illness with a really odd name. There's nothing fancy about this. It's called Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease.   It can be alarming to parents the way it shows up, especially in young children.  So, we've invited Dr. Richard Lampe here to explain more about Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. Dr. Lampe is the Chairman of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

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