Some parents worry that a rash is a sign of chickenpox or measles. But the chickenpox rash usually spreads from the torso ...

From daycare outbreaks to the dreaded mouth sores, here's what parents need to know about hand, foot, and mouth disease.

This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing hand, foot and mouth, poison ivy and ...

"Hand, foot, and mouth disease can cause painful oral ulcerations and an itchy skin rash," says Dr. Kellie Kruger, a board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics at Mayo Clinic in ...

There has been an increase in the number of children in Fairfax County, Virginia, that are being diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral illness that causes sores in one's mouth and a rash that often consists of small, white blisters or red bumps that usually appear on one's hands and feet.

Even still, "adults and adolescents can both get hand-foot-mouth disease," says Dr. Kellie Kruger, a board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

OK, let’s get one thing straight right from the start. Human hand, foot and mouth disease is NOT THE SAME as foot and mouth (also called hoof and mouth) disease that affects cows, sheep, goats ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common, highly contagious viral infection that can cause diarrhea and other symptoms. HFMD is most common in young children but can affect anyone of any ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness that generally affects children under 5 years old. Caused by a virus, HFMD is characterized by fever, sore throat, rash on hands ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is contagious as long as your child has a fever and/or has intact bubbles within the rash. The bubbles on the skin contain active viral particles in them, which will ...

“Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by one of a handful of viruses, particularly the Coxsackie virus. The rash appears as flat or slightly raised red spots with a small, fluid-filled bubble.