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The illness has a tendency to spread with person-to-person contact with the infected person:
-Nasal secretions or throat discharge
-Saliva
-Fluid from blisters
-Respiratory droplets sprayed into the air after a cough or sneeze

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The most common cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is an infection with the coxsackievirus A16 although other forms of the virus can cause it as well. Oral ingestion of coxsackievirus is the main source of coxsackievirus infection transmission and affect hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

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This article focuses on the trends of the hand foot and mouth disease and how it is changing.

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national center for biotechnology information

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united states national library of medicine

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The surveillance of the epidemiological and serotype characteristics of hand, foot, mouth disease in Neijiang city, China, 2010-2017: A retrospecti... - PubMed - NCBI

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Hand, foot, and mouth is typically a minor illness causing only a few days of symptoms for most that get it. Although there is a rare and much more serious type of Coxsackievirus(HFMD) that can cause brain damage, other complications(viral meningitis and encephalitis), and even is some cases death.

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Health Tips - Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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As of now there is no vaccine for HFMD, but frequent washing of the hands and avoiding contact with others who are/may be  infected with hand-foot-and-mouth disease may help lessen the risk of transmitting HFMD.

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-Fever
-Sore throat
-Painful, red, blister-like lesions on the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks
-A red rash, without itching but sometimes with blistering, on the palms, soles and sometimes the buttocks
-Irritability in infants and toddlers
-Loss of appetite

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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is a common viral illness that mainly affects kids under the age of 5. It can occur in adults but is much more rare.  There's no treatment for hand-foot-and-mouth besides waiting it out and letting it pass.