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routine activities sores or rash may still be present Exclusion will not reduce transmission as some children may shed the virus without showing symptoms and other children who become ill may she. Infants and children younger than 5 years are more likely to get this disease However older children and adults can also get it Case definition Clinical case definition Case of HFMD Any child with a mouth tongue ulcer and b maculopapular rashes and It is most common in c hildren under 10 years of age but older children and adults may also get the disease Most cases occur in the summer and earl y fall What are the symptoms The symptoms start to days after contact with an infected person The fir Symptoms include fever skin rash and red spots or sores in the mouth HFMD is not related to footand mouth disease also called hoofandmouth disease Although the two diseases have similar names they are caused by different viruses HFMD only affects pe The disease is characterised by the formation of vesicles fluid filled blisters and erosions in the mouth and nostrils on the teats and on the skin between and above the hoofs FMD may cause serious production losses and is a major constraint to inte Vesicular lesions ie blis ters may appear in the mouth on the sides of the tongue inside the cheek and on the gums Lesions may also occur on the palms fingers soles and buttocks Most lesions persist for 710 days A lowgrade fever may accompany the il In South Africa the initial transmission of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) takes place from infected carrier buffalo to cattle. FMD outbreaks in South Africa occur mainly when there has been contact between cattle and infected buffalo in the area along the Kruger National Park.. . PATHOGENESIS. The. . study. . of. . viral. . pathogenesis elucidates. . this. . special. . relationship. . between. . the. . virus. . and. . the intact. . host.. . The. . term. . Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (Coxsackievirus) Fact Sheet Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by one of several types of viruses Hand Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) i s an illness caused by a virus. It is common among children who are younger than 5 years of age. It may occur in adults , but that is rare. It is not rel Hand, Foot , Definition: Hand, foot , and mouth disease is a viral illness that mostly affects chi ldren and infants younger than five years of age. However, it can sometimes occur in older children Department of Public Health Infection Prevention and Control, Community and Disability Services HSE South (Cork and Kerry) February 2012 HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE HAND Zuzanna lebioda None declared Conflict of interest None declaredReceived on November 8, 2017Reviewed on November 26, 2017Accepted on December 5, 2017 Abstract Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a Österback R, Vuorinen T, Linna M, Susi P, Hyypiä T, Waris M. Coxsackievirus A6 and Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15(9):1485-1488. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1509.090438. exanthem. :. Exanthem. is the term classically used to describe a widespread rash associated with fever in childhood.. Maternal antibody gives protection for the first 6–12 months of life and infection occurs thereafter..