https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw Coxsackievirus en-us 2019-06-06 16:33:12 UTC 2025-11-07 20:54:13 UTC hello@padlet.com tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366172421 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. ]]> 2019-06-06 16:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366172421 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366531843 -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]]> 2019-06-09 03:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366531843 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532075 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. ]]> 2019-06-09 03:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532075 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532396 2019-06-09 03:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532396 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532521 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. ]]> 2019-06-09 03:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366532521 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533020 This article focuses on the trends of the hand foot and mouth disease and how it is changing. ]]> 2019-06-09 03:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533020 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533142 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. ]]> 2019-06-09 03:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533142 tayakell https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533275 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]]> 2019-06-09 03:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tayakell/fhui5os4bmzw/wish/366533275