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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in children under 5 years old, but anyone can get it. The illness is usually not serious, but it is very contagious. To prevent spreading HFMD, wash your hands often, clean and disinfect surfaces, and avoid close contact with others.
HFMD is caused by several enteroviruses and spreads easily from person to person. You can get infected with HFMD if you get the virus in your eyes, nose, or mouth. HFMD is not related to foot-and-mouth disease found in animals.
Symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) include fever, mouth sores, and a skin rash on the hands and feet. HFMD is common in infants and children younger than 5 years old. Most children have mild symptoms for 7 to 10 days.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by nonpolio enteroviruses, a genus of the Picornaviridae family of nonenveloped RNA viruses (e.g., coxsackievirus A6, coxsackievirus A16, enterovirus A71). Enteroviruses that cause widespread outbreaks of HFMD worldwide can vary by type and region.
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La enfermedad de manos, pies y boca es una enfermedad común que generalmente causa fiebre, llagas en la boca y sarpullido en la piel. Se puede propagar rápidamente en las escuelas y guarderías infantiles. La mayoría de las personas mejoran por sí solas en 7 a 10 días.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) HFMD is very contagious and usually causes fever, mouth sores, and skin rash. It is common in children under 5 years old, but anyone can get it.
Since 1997, large outbreaks of severe hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) caused by diverse enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) subgenogroups (such as B4, B5, C4, and C5) have been reported in the Asia Pacific region (1), resulting in millions of hospitalizations and substantial numbers of deaths.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness caused by enteroviruses that predominantly affects children aged <5 years. In the United States, outbreaks of HFMD typically occur during summer and autumn months.
Manifestations of hand, foot, and mouth disease in patients, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2012. Discrete superficial crusted erosions and vesicles symmetrically distributed in the perioral region (A), in the perianal region...