Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection caused by a strain of Coxsackie virus It causes a blister-like rash that, as the name implies, involves the hands, feet and mouth. Symptoms of fever, poor appetite, runny nose and sore throat can appear three to five days after exposure A blister-like rash on the hands, feet and in the mouth usually develops one to two days after the initial symptoms

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