Hand, foot and mouth disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a human syndrome caused by intestinal viruses of the Picornaviridae fellowship. The most common melodies causing HFMD are Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV-71). (1).

HFMD usually affects infants and children, and is quite common. It is moderately transmittable and is distributed through direct striking with the mucous secretion, spit, or feces of an infected person. It typically goes on in small epidemics in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and fall months. The usual incubation period is 3-7 days.

It is uncommon in adults, but those with immune deficiencies are very susceptible. HFMD is not to be confused with foot and mouth disease (also called foot and mouth disease), which is a disease touching on sheep, kines, and swine, and which is unrelated to HFMD (but also caused by a member of the Picornaviridae fellowship).