There has been a spike in cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Mumbai.
About the disease-
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is common in children under the age of 5, but anyone can get it.
- It is most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, which belongs to a group of viruses called nonpolio enteroviruses.
- The illness is usually not serious, but is very contagious. It spreads quickly at schools and daycare centers.
- It spreads through person-to-person contact when an infected person’s nose secretions or throat discharge, saliva, fluid from blisters, stool or respiratory droplets are sprayed into the air after a cough or sneeze.
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