As the infection spreads small red blisters appear mostly on the inside of the mouth palms of the hands and soles of the feet hence the name hand foot and mouth disease.
Groin early stage hand foot and mouth toddler.
It s especially common in childcare and kindergartens.
The blisters can also occur in the groin and elsewhere.
Hand foot and mouth disease is most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus.
Hand foot and mouth disease is highly contagious.
Symptoms of hand foot and mouth disease usually include fever mouth sores and skin rash.
It s caused by different viruses but most often by coxsackie virus.
Hand foot and mouth disease is common in infants and children younger than five years old.
Because hand foot and mouth disease can be caused by different viruses children can get hand foot and mouth disease more than once.
Hand foot and mouth disease hfmd is a common infection in children that causes sores called ulcers inside or around their mouth and a rash or blisters on their hands feet legs or buttocks.
Most children have mild symptoms for 7 to 10 days.
Hand foot and mouth disease a mild contagious viral infection common in young children is characterized by sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet.
There s no specific treatment for hand foot and mouth disease.