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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. 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 The disease is characterized by vesicles small blisters which contain clear fluid that occur inside the mouth on the gums and on the side of the tongue On rare occasions persons with the virus that causes hand foot and mouth disease may develop vira 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 brPage 1br outh emple 200 est ain S tr eet or th emple 200 N or th 1st A enue outh emple 100 S outh est emple 200 E ast ta e S tr eet ain S tr eet alt L ak emple outh Visit ors en er ssembly all 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 EQ: Why are viruses considered to be non-
living?. Characteristics:. *Nonliving particles made of . nucleic acid. and a . protein coat . enlosed in a . capsid. shell... *In order to reproduce, all viruses must have a . arboviruses. ) are viruses that can be transmitted to man by arthropod vectors. . Arboviruses. belong to three families:. Togaviruses. . Bunyaviruses. e.g. . Sandfly. Fever. .. Flaviviruses. e.g. Yellow Fever, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis. . . The process of transfer of virus into host is referred as . TRANSMISSION. and this is an important step in the life cycle of viruses.. Person to person infections are said to be . HORIZONTAL. . 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 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 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 Van Tu P, Thao NT, Perera D, Truong KH, Tien NT, Thuong TC, et al. Epidemiologic and Virologic Investigation of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Southern Vietnam, 2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007;13(11):1733-1741. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070632. Fujimoto T, Iizuka S, Enomoto M, Abe K, Yamashita K, Hanaoka N, et al. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Japan, 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(2):337-339. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1802.111147. Puenpa J, Chieochansin T, Linsuwanon P, Korkong S, Thongkomplew S, Vichaiwattana P, et al. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(4):641-643. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1904.121666.