HFMD
The hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by the coxsackievirus, especially type A 16. Mostly occurring in children under 10 years, the highly contagious disease shows symptoms like small 1-3 mm erythematous papulo vesiclular eruptions over hands, feet and knees maybe accompanied by low grade fever and sore-throat. In the oral cavity, on the buccal mucosa, occur ulcerating, aphthous-like lesions, 3-7 mm in diameter, surrounded by a red halo. HFMD is a self-limiting disease in which the lesions heal within one week. Complications like myocarditis are very seldom.
Pathogen: various enterovirus serotypes, coxsackievirus A16
Transmission path: droplet infection or via the 'fecal-oral route' Incubation time: 4-8 days
Contagiousness: a few days before the lesions appear until they have healed
Prodromal symptoms: -
Symptoms: low grade fever, vesicles on hands, feet, aphthous-like lesions on the oral mucosa
Treatment: symptomatically
Complications: bacterial superinfection back
Pathogen: various enterovirus serotypes, coxsackievirus A16
Transmission path: droplet infection or via the 'fecal-oral route' Incubation time: 4-8 days
Contagiousness: a few days before the lesions appear until they have healed
Prodromal symptoms: -
Symptoms: low grade fever, vesicles on hands, feet, aphthous-like lesions on the oral mucosa
Treatment: symptomatically
Complications: bacterial superinfection back
