Patient's question:
Does contact with children suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease lead to transmission?Doctor's answer:
Hello, it is likely hand, foot, and mouth disease. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a contagious childhood illness, also known as eruptive vesicular stomatitis. It commonly occurs in children under the age of 5 and can cause blisters on the hands, feet, and mouth. In a few cases, it may lead to complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningitis. Close contact among individuals is an important mode of transmission. Children can become infected by touching virus-contaminated hands, towels, handkerchiefs, tooth cups, toys, utensils, feeding utensils, bedding, and underwear.