Hand,+foot+and+mouth+disease

= Hand, foot and mouth disease = Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common syndrome, made up of intestinal viruses. Hand, foot and mouth disease mostly occurs in young children. Adults can have it but its very unlikely, but those with immune deficiencies enlarge the chance of catching it.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is contagious through Saliva, mucus and feces (only from the infected). Its mostly contagious during summer or autumn, but still can occur in other seasons. The incubation period of Hand, foot and mouth disease differ from 3 to 7 days and the disease itself lasts for around a week.

Symptoms:

 * Fever
 * Headache
 * Vomiting
 * Ear pain
 * Sore throat
 * Rashes on the body (not itchy) then blisters on hands and feet
 * Bum blisters
 * Loss of appetite
 * Diarrhea

Medicine or cures There aren't any treatment or cures for hand, foot and mouth disease as a whole, but specific symptoms, like fever and pain from sores or blisters may be decreased by pain killers (analgesics). Unless sever infection, doctors don’t issue medicine. Its mostly something you wouldn’t arrange a checkup for, but intervention from other diseases may require one.

Severe cases can cause death, this year 70 died from hand foot and mouth disease, last year 40 and contains a much more longer line of deaths. Older ages (14+) shouldn’t be worried about their protection against hand, foot and mouth disease; but be weary of others who are infected.