Yes, even as an adult, you can get hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The illness is more common in children under 5, but it can also affect older children, teenagers, and adults. Although adults ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health told News 9 on Friday that it is seeing a rise in cases of hand, foot ...

CHICAGO -- Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. There were 197 emergency department visits related to the disease in ...

Every summer and into fall, hand, foot and mouth disease makes the rounds in schools, playgrounds and day cares. But this season, some parents and pediatricians have noticed an unusual uptick in cases ...

HFMD is increasingly caused by Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) and A10 (CVA10), not just the historically common A16 and EV71. These new strains are associated with more severe symptoms, atypical rashes, and ...

The number of suspected cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a summer infectious disease, has nearly tripled over the past month. HFMD, which primarily affects infants and young children, is ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Pediatricians are warning parents this summer about a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease cases, with young children being the most at risk. The virus is extremely contagious ...

Doctors do not believe that hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) causes rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, a small number of case reports suggest it may trigger reactive arthritis, a type of joint ...

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 ...