Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection among infants and young children caused by certain enteroviruses in the Picornaviridae family of +ssRNA viruses, such as Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus A71. HFMD is generally a benign febrile exanthematous disease, but complications can occur causing meningitis and encephalitis.
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Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H01326 Hand, foot and mouth disease
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections characterised by skin or mucous membrane lesions
1F05 Picornavirus infections presenting in the skin or mucous membranes
H01326 Hand, foot and mouth disease