‘My granddaughter could have died’: Family on viral illness in Dominican Republic

Krista Damiani's niece contracted hand-foot-and-mouth disease while on vacation in the Dominican Republic and is looking for answers.

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16 comments

  1. Ridiculous, the fact that foreigners don’t have the same resistance to geographic specific diseases as the locals, the fact that locals expect foreigners to pay for hospital treatments, and the fact that the locals don’t speak English LOL.

  2. Could have gotten it on the plane or even before they went on vacation. Ridiculous.. illnesses happen anywhere.

  3. did they have travel insurance? did they do any research into the country’s medical system?
    when travelling with children tons more preparation must be done!

  4. WHY would you risk a child life today with all the viruses floating around in foreign countries and dangerous kidnappers of children in the news. WHY?

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