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Hand, foot, and mouth disease(HFMD) is a common childhood illness caused by a virus. The illness most often occurs in the spring and fall and is most frequently seen in young children, infants, and toddlers. It is characterized byfeverand a blister-likerashaffecting the palms of the hands...
Summer and fall can be the prime time for the spread of Hand Foot and Mouth disease, a contagious and painful condition commonly found in infants and children under age five, although it can appear in older children and adults.
hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd) is a contagious viral infection that's common in children. the disease causes sores called ulcers inside or around the mouth and a rash or blisters on your hands, feet, legs, or buttocks. it can be painful but isn't serious. 1800x1200_hand_foot_...
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a systemic infection caused by enteroviruses. It is highly contagious, spreads by direct contact, and is commonly seen in young children. The disease is characterized by ulcerative oral lesions and a vesicular rash on palms, soles and characteristically between the...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD)is a contagious viral infection that's common in children. The disease causes sores called ulcers inside or around themouth and a rash or blisters on your hands, feet, legs, or buttocks. It can be painful but isn't serious. ...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness usually affecting infants and children but can affect adults. The infection usually involves the hands, feet, mouth, and sometimes, even the genitals and buttocks. The cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease is coxsackievirus A ...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a type of viral infection, explains Sarah Kohl, MD, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The funny-sounding name is derived from the telltale rash that generally appears on the hands, feet and mouth...
soles of the feet; it may also show up on the knees, elbows, buttocks, or genital area; the rash usually looks like flat, red spots, sometimes with blisters; fluid in the blister and the scab that forms as the blister heals may contain the virus that causes hand, foot, and mouth ...
BACKGROUND: Hand, foot, and mouth syndrome (HFMS) is a common acute illness. It is characterized by mild clinical symptoms including fever, blisters, and sores in the mouth and on the palms and soles following a 3- to 7-day incubation period. This syndrome is rarely seen in adults. CAS...