Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in a 3 Years Old Boy in Bangladesh: A Case Report

• Published in: Bangladesh journal of infectious diseases Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 53 - 55
• Main Authors: Akram, Arifa, Akram, Lubana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dhaka National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Case reports; Chicken pox; Disease control; Disease prevention; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Feet; Fever; Infectious diseases; Patients; Swallowing; Viruses; Bangladesh

Hand, foot & mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious and emerging infectious disease caused by picorna viridae family. It was first reported in New Zealand in 1957 is caused by Coxsackie virus A16 (CVA16), human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) and occasionally by Coxsackie virus A6 and Coxsackie virus A10,...