HOW IS HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE TRANSMITTED ?
• mainly through the oral-fecal route, • contact with nose, throat, saliva and blister fluids, • contact with contaminated items and surfaces. Enteroviruses are highly infectious, especially during the first week of infection when viral shedding is greater: Relatively few viral particles are required for infection with attack rates close to 100%. Read on Hepatitis A Virus Infection Common Picornavirus Infections Getting Blisters from Infections Hand foot and mouth disease is found worldwide, and usually affects children less than 10 years of age. Higher viral shedding rates found in children may help explain the higher incidence of hand foot and mouth disease in children and as vectors in spread of infection. The higher incidence of hand foot and mouth disease in children can be partially explained by the greater risk of exposure related to poor hygiene and contact through play and contamination of shared items and surfaces. Another factor in the higher infection rates in children is r
