Hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by a virus called an enterovirus, is an illness that causes sores in or on the mouth and on the hands, feet, and sometimes the buttocks and legs. The sores may be painful.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is common in children but can also occur in adults and can occur at any time of year but is most common in the summer and fall.
The virus spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. It can also spread through infected stool, such as when you change a diaper or when a young child gets stool on his or her hands and then touches objects that other children put in their mouths.
Symptoms could be:- At first your child may feel tired, get a sore throat, have high fever, Then within couple of days sores or blisters may appear in or on the mouth and on the hands, feet, and sometimes on the buttocks. In some cases a skin rash may appear before the blisters. The blisters may break and crust over.
It is beneficial to be precautious. Teach children and others to wash their hands frequently, especially after you touch a blister or change the diaper of an infected child. Don't let your child share toys or give kisses while he or she is infected.
In this, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease HFMD Help app, we have compiled complete information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and home remedies for the Hand Foot and Mouth Disease.
