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Hydration is Key to Treat Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

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10.  Hongmin Sun PhD (co-author of article)

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10.  Hongmin Sun PhD (co-author of article)

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Sun is an associate professor in Microbiology, Biomedical Science, and Medicine at the University of Missouri.

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Once the vaccine was distributed, no cases of EV71 HFMD were found, meaning less severe cases

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'Disease burden in patients with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease in Jiangsu Province: a cross-sectional study.' studies the effects of severe HFMD on a specific Japanese community and how the immunization for the type caused by Enterovirus 71 lowered the risk.

Han Y, Ji H, Shen W, Duan C, Cui T, Chen L, Hang H, Zhang Z, Sun H, Zhang X, Jin H. Disease burden in patients with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease in Jiangsu Province: a cross-sectional study. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(5):2049168. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2049168. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PMID: 35476031; PMCID: PMC9196847.

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Since HFMD is caused by a virus, there is not any specific medicine to treat it. Anti-itch lotion, fever-reducers, and other medications can be used to reduce symptoms.

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6. Prevention of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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6. Prevention of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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1. Since HFMD is so contagious, the most important preventative measure is to avoid those who have been diagnosed with it. It can be contagious for up to 10 days.
2. Another preventative measure is keeping hands washed. Since it usually affects young children, it is important to teach them safe hand washing skills.
3. The final preventative measure is keeping one's hands away from their eyes, nose, and mouth. This will stop the virus from entering the body even if it gets on one's hands.
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is usually diagnosed by a physician from just looking at the patient. In rare cases they will send a sample to the lab to be tested (throat swab, feces). It usually is determined by the patients age and symptoms, if it is a young child with a rash it can be determined as HFMD without testing.
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1. Flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, etc.
2. Mouth sores: begin as small red spots but develop into blisters.
3. Skin rash on hands and feet: start as raised, red spots but can form into blisters.
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Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common causative agent for HFMD.

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2. What is Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?

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2. What is Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?

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Hand, foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is an extremely contagious illness that most commonly effects children 5 years of age or younger. It is a viral disease caused by either Coxsackievirus A16, Coxsackievirus A6, or Enterovirus 71. It is spread by bodily fluids such as mucus, saliva, blood, and feces. [More]

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in children under 5 years old, but anyone can get it.

The illness is usually not serious, but it is very contagious. It can spread quickly at schools and day care centers.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease spreads easily.

Symptoms can include fever, mouth sores, skin rash, and more.

Most people can be treated at home.

Not the Same as Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease (also called hoof-and-mouth disease), which affects cows, sheep, goats, and pigs.

Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.

Visit the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to learn more about Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

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Learn more about Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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Learn more about Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. It is very contagious and most common in children under 5 years old.