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Hand, foot and mouth disease
An illness that causes sores in or on the mouth and on the hands, feet, and sometimes the buttocks and legs.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ |
Symptoms
Risk factors
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A 43-year old female asked:
can adults get hand foot and mouth disease?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can i prevent hand, foot, and mouth disease?
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A member asked:
Can you please define Hand Foot and Mouth disease?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is a common hand, foot and mouth disease in babies?
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A 30-year old asked:
How would prevent the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease?
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A member asked:
My grandson has hand,foot and mouth disease as of yesterday, should I go to visit?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you have hand foot and mouth disease without fever?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Does hand foot and mouth disease lower the immune system ?
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A member asked:
can hand foot and mouth disease cause feet to swell especially the sole of the foot?
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A 33-year old asked:
When is a child able to return to daycare if he caught hand, foot, and mouth disease?
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A 42-year old asked:
If I have contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease, should I still breastfeed my baby?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My girlfriends son keeps losing his fingernails.The first time his doc said he had hand foot and mouth disease.he lost 2 this time. Cause for concern?
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A female asked:
What is hand, foot and mouth disease. symtoms and how to fix it. the baby boy is 1 yr. old he doesnt want to eat or drink we have to force him and he has at least once a day blow outs of diarreia a small rash on one side of mouth and a little on his hand
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A member asked:
What are the symptoms of hand foot and mouth disease?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is the treatment for hand foot and mouth disease?
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A 43-year old asked:
What can you tell me about hand foot and mouth disease ?
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A 43-year old female asked:
how lond does the rash from hand foot and mouth disease last?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can my husband be a carrier of the hand foot and mouth disease?
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A 36-year old asked:
Does anyone have any information on hand foot and mouth disease risks?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Would the symptoms of hand foot and mouth disease be the same for adults as in children?
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A member asked:
Itch relief for hand foot and mouth disease?
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A 38-year old female asked:
How long is hand foot and mouth disease contagious for?
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A 40-year old asked:
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease = hoof and mouth in animals?
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A 47-year old asked:
How prevalent is hand, foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom?
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A 37-year old asked:
Hand foot and mouth disease==is that like hoof and mouth in animals?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can hand foot and mouth disease only cause blisters around the mouth?
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A 36-year old asked:
If someone has hand, foot and mouth disease, how long will they be contagious?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Will the lighter color patches on child from hand foot and mouth disease go back away?
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A 36-year old asked:
Hand, foot and mouth disease at preschool. Should my kids just go catch it and be immune?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can Hand foot and mouth disease last as long as a month? My 15mo. Has it and a friend said her child had it for a month. Is that realistic?
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