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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Babies

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Aaron Saguil, MD, studied at Uniformed Services University

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HFMD isn't a severe threat to patients infected with it, but there are rare chances that if a patient is infected long enough with HFMD then the patient could develop further complications, such as neurological issues and cardiopulmonary issues. These issues could make treatment rather harder. [Info]

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There's no specific treatment that's like a simple vaccine shot, but there are home remedies and over the counter medication that can be taken to treat the disease. Such as drinking lots of water, and taking medicine to reduce fever.

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To diagnose if a patient has HFMD, one would just simply examine the patient based on:

Age

Symptoms

Primarily because HFMD most often occurs in children between ages
1-5. [Info]
To simply prevent HFMD people can wash their hands and apply sanitary chemicals around most commonly touched areas and also wash their children's' hands and play area. [Info]

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HFMD Symptoms include:

Fevers

Flu-like symptoms, which contains sore throat and just the feeling of being ill

Rashes

Mouth Sores

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There are multiple causes that can lead to HFMD:

Coxsackievirus A16

Coxsackievirus A6

Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71)

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HFMD is a viral disease that causes a variety of symptoms and are easily spread from the patient infected with the virus. It's called HFMD disease because its named after the parts of that body that easily transmits and receives the disease.
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1. CDC: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

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1. CDC: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

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The CDC's page for HFMD

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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.