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-Human Coxsackievirus group A
(thanks Rachel!)
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Worried it might be MRSA. At a glance the physician said "coxsackievirus!" and seemed rather happy about it. Went down the hall to gather staff to check out the specimen. I had been on a ship for 2 weeks, and took the N train home from 40 Pier - given its short incubation Muni seems like the likely suspect... that's my guess. A light fever then less than 2 days later blisters began to appear, each one felt like a bad 2nd degree burn, extremely sensitive to touch and to heat (hot water etc). Painful to pull my hair back or use the house key. Later appeared on the soles of the feet.
Name comes from researchers who studied fecal samples from residents of Cocksakie, NY. (the name loosely translates as "owl's hoot") and yes, that's the usual medium of transmission :D
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