Hand, foot and mouth disease is a fairly common disease in the community, especially children are the most affected. Children with hand, foot and mouth disease, if not treated and cared for properly, will be at risk of periodontal infection.

Children are susceptible to infectious diseases, especially hand, foot and mouth disease. Most children with hand, foot and mouth disease will recover on their own. However, there are some severe cases that can have dangerous complications of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by coxsackievirus and enterovirus 71. The disease is transmitted through the digestive tract, but the virus in respiratory secretions can also be a route of transmission. Clinically, hand, foot and mouth disease is divided into 4 stages of development.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is an acute infectious disease that spreads very quickly and can break out into an epidemic at any time. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent or treat hand, foot and mouth disease. When children show signs of illness, parents need to take them to a medical facility for timely examination.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious disease that occurs sporadically throughout the year but tends to increase in two periods: March - May and September - December in most provinces and cities across the country. Of which, level 1 hand, foot and mouth disease is the mildest level of the disease.