A fever is often the first sign of hand foot and mouth disease followed by a sore throat and sometimes a poor appetite and malaise.
First stage early stage hand foot and mouth disease in toddlers.
Hand foot and mouth disease or hfmd is a contagious illness caused by different viruses.
Hand foot and mouth disease is common.
There are two types of viruses that cause hfmd and the symptoms vary depending on the virus.
In the early stages hand foot and mouth disease can be mistaken for the flu as the symptoms include fever that lasts for 2 4 days and muscle pain.
Hand foot and mouth disease is common in infants and children younger than five years old.
As the infection spreads small red blisters appear mostly on the inside of the mouth palms of the hands and soles of the feet hence the name hand foot and mouth disease.
Hand foot and mouth disease hfmd is a viral infection that causes a rash or blisters on the hands and feet as well as in or around the mouth.
Irritability in infants and toddlers.
Symptoms of hand foot and mouth disease usually include fever mouth sores and skin rash.
Hfmd mainly affects children under the age of 10 but can also affect adolescents.
The usual period from initial infection to the onset of signs and symptoms incubation period is three to six days.
Most children have mild symptoms for 7 to 10 days.
It is common in infants and children younger than 5 years old.