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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Coxsackie Viruses
  • Human enterovirus 71

Causes Overview Articles

Hand-foot-mouth disease
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is most commonly caused by coxsackievirus A16, a member of the enterovirus family. The disease is not spread from pets, but it can be spread by person to person. You may cacth it if you come into direct contact w...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2009
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Hand-foot-mouth disease is spread when poor hand washing after a diaper change or contact with saliva allows the virus to be passed from one child to another. Within about four to six days of acquiring the virus, an infected child may develop a re...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is very common among young children, and often occurs in clusters of children who are in daycare together. It is spread when poor hand-washing after a diaper change or contact with saliva (drool) allows the virus to be ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Enterovirus Infections
Enteroviruses are so named because they reproduce initially in the gastrointestinal tract after infection occurs. Despite, this, they usually do not lead to intestinal symptoms; rather it is their spread to organs, such as the nervous system, hear...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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