HFMD is a common viral illness among infants and young children. This virus can cause fever and sores in the mouth, and blisters on the hands and feet. The disease is usually mild but it can also cause severe condition, complications and sometimes results in death. The virus causing HFMD is spread from person to person through direct contact through nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluids, stools of infected persons, or through contact with contaminated surfaces. There is no vaccine to prevent HFMD, nor a specific medication to treat the disease; however, high standards of personal and environmental.
