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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and children. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine. Although the names are similar, the two diseases are not related at all and are caused by different viruses.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and children. It is is caused by a number of [[enterovirus]]es in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Picornaviridae]]. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine. Although the names are similar, the two diseases are not related at all and are caused by different viruses.


==References==
==References==

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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and children. It is is caused by a number of enteroviruses in the family Picornaviridae. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine. Although the names are similar, the two diseases are not related at all and are caused by different viruses.

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