If your toddler suddenly breaks out in a rash and won't eat, you might be dealing with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFM). It sounds intense, but this common viral illness usually looks worse than it ...

First and foremost, I’m so sorry! Secondly, unfortunately, I can relate. As a first-time mom to a now 2-year-old, I’ve become quite familiar with the alphabet soup of childhood viruses: RSV, HFMD, ear ...

Some people have perceptions of certain diseases that they believe only affect some groups of people. Think about the way some people talk about head lice. While anyone who has dealt with pesky lice ...

No parent ever wants to see their child hurting. Whether it's mild symptoms like a runny nose or light cough or more severe ones such as difficulty breathing, nausea, or a worrisome temperature, moms ...

Pediatricians in the D.C. area are reporting an uptick in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease at day cares. The viral illness is common among children under age 5 but anyone can get it. Symptoms ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hand, foot, and mouth disease has seen an increase in case numbers over the past few months. According to Courtney Huston, a pediatric nurse practitioner at UnityPoint Health, hand, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - With COVID-19 and flu cases rising around the country, the highly contagious Hand-Foot-Mouth virus is appearing in Middle Tennessee. Brett Wolfe woke up Sunday morning with a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There has been an increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease across the Philadelphia region. The uptick comes as kids, who are most susceptible to the virus, get ready ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that causes, symptoms like fever, rash, and mouth sores. Though HFMD occurs most often in children, adults can get it, too, and may have ...

A mom was initially baffled when her toddler son started walking around with socks in his mouth, but it didn't take her long to discover the sweet reason why. For the past few weeks, Janaye Johanna ...