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Hand foot mouth disease
Hand-foot-mouth disease is a condition in which a person (usually a child) has a viral infection (often from Coxsackie virus) that causes small ulcers inside the mouth and small reddish bumps on the hands and feet. The bumps on the skin do not break open but resolve on their own after a few days.
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What is Hand, Foot & mouth disease?
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My brother is at home with hand foot mouth disease. What else to do for him?
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Is it possible for a child to be wrongly diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth disease?
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If a baby has hand,foot & mouth disease, how likely is it to return once the sores have cleared up?
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My daughter had the new strand of hand,foot, & mouth disease about 2 months ago, now it's back! Is this common?
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Is it safe to smoke cigarettes if I have hand foot & mouth disease?
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How young can a child be, for getting Coxsackie hand-foot-mouth disease?
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Can you tell me is it possible for a 16 year old to get hand, foot & mouth disease?
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How likely would it be for me to catch the hand-foot-mouth disease from a 4 year old?
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Can you guys tell me how best to treat a hand foot & mouth disease infected my 14 yrs old daughter ?
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How can I tell if my 7mo old child has hand foot mouth disease; there have been 3 cases in his class ?
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Is Hand foot mouth disease in infants dangerous. My son had it he is 2 and my 9 week old just noticed spots on her feet?
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Could you contract hand foot & mouth disease from dog faeces?
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What is the difference between hand, foot, mouth disease and chickenpox?
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How long is a fever present before blisters appear with Hand, Foot, Mouth disease?
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My 3 1/2 yr old has hand, foot, mouth disease. I also have a 2 week old, what are the risks to him?
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