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PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials say Arizona now has a confirmed case of Enterovirus D68, a virus that can cause serious respiratory illnesses in young children.
The virus spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or touches contaminated surfaces.
The confirmed case was in Maricopa County, and a county health official says it involved a now-recovered child with a history of asthma.
Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine of the county Department of Public Health says the confirmation means parents should remind their kids to take basic steps to protect themselves and other children.
According to Sunenshine, those include washing hands often, staying home when sick, avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth and using your elbow to cover coughs and sneezes.
Symptoms include runny noses, sneezing, coughing and body and muscle aches.
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