![]() ![]() children are often irritable, tired, and may be off their food. ![]() small, blister-like lesions that may occur on the inside of the mouth, sides of the tongue, palms of the hands, fingers, soles of the feet and ‘nappy’ area.People usually develop symptoms between 3 to 7 days after being infected. The virus may also be shed in the faeces for several weeks after the blisters resolve. The skin blisters of HFMD are infectious until they become crusty and there is no fluid in the blisters. Good personal hygiene is important to prevent spread of the infection to others. This infection is spread by direct contact with fluid from the skin blisters, nose and throat discharges (including saliva, sputum or nasal mucus), droplets (sneezing, coughing) and faeces (poo). By the time they are adults, most people have been infected with the virus that causes this disease. Outbreaks may occur in childcare settings. HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years of age, but can also affect older children and adults. There is no connection between this disease and the foot and mouth disease that affects cattle and some other animals. HFMD is more common during warmer weather and tends to spread easily between children. It is generally a mild disease that lasts 7 to 10 days. It causes blisters on the hands and feet, in the mouth and often in the ‘nappy’ area. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a virus (usually from the coxsackie group of enteroviruses, particularly coxsackie virus A16). ![]()
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