Patient's question:
A few days ago, a child in my child's class contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease. According to the elders, hand, foot, and mouth disease is highly contagious. Since I visited the child who had the disease, I was very afraid that I might get infected and then pass it on to my child. Can adults also get hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Hello, friend, hand, foot, and mouth disease is usually seen in children aged six months to six years. It is mainly seen in infants under three years old. Typically, after the age of six, hand and foot diseases are rare. Adults are usually not infected. If adults come into contact with a hand, foot, and mouth disease-infected infant, the child can also be infected by the adult upon returning home through contact or droplets. Therefore, adults must pay attention to hand hygiene. Ensure to drink plenty of water.