
08/07/2025
EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE
According to experts, hand, foot and mouth disease refers to a mild, contagious viral infection common in young children and characterized by sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet.
The disease which is mostly caused by a group of enteroviruses such as coxsackievirus primarily affects children younger than age 10, often those under 5 years.
Children in child care centres are especially susceptible to outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease because the infection spreads by person-to-person contact, and young children are the most susceptible.
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