Last night, my second nephew – Momo (Linda son’s) admitted to Kampung Baru Medical Centre because of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease.
I wonder what, where and how did he get it? (definitely not from me – you chicky monkey) So, I make my investigation with my best friend – Mr. Google and below are what I found…
What is it?
Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness featuring mouth sores, fever, and a rash. Similar-sounding “foot-and-mouth disease” is a disease of cattle and is not related to this condition.
Hand-foot-mouth disease is usually caused by a virus called coxsackievirus A16. However, many children with coxsackievirus A16 infections do not have all of the features of hand-foot-mouth disease. Some have no rash, some have no mouth sores, and some even have no fever. A variety of other viruses in the Enterovirus family can also cause hand-foot-mouth disease (the coxsackieviruses are enteroviruses).
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