HFM disease claims one more victim in Malaysia; toll hits 6

... Hand, foot and mouth (HFM) disease claimed one more life on Saturday, killing a 14-month-old child in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The latest fatality has taken the death toll to six, with 82 children in the area currently being hospitalized for HFM disease. So far, the disease, characterized by fever, oral rashes and blisters on the palms of hands and soles of feet, has infected 3,984 children in Sarawak. ...