More Pupils Come Down With Mysterious Rash
An outbreak of mysterious rashes among schoolchildren continued this week, with about 60 youngsters in Philadelphia sent home with itchy, pink blotches.
The rashes on the students’ arms and necks surfaced nearly two months after hundreds of students in the area complained of similar rashes. Since October, 14 states have reported outbreaks of unexplained rashes affecting 10 to 600 people at a time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found no common cause for the outbreaks.
About 34 students at Mast Community Charter School in northeast Philadelphia reported the rash Wednesday and were sent home. An additional 26 were sent home Thursday, said Karen Delguercio, president of the school’s board of trustees.
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