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Enterovirus Infections
Follow the links below to find information about enterovirus infections, including hand foot and mouth disease, and poliomyelitis.
Reviewed March 2011
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| Title: | Hand, foot and mouth disease |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Hand, foot and mouth disease is a very common and mild illness which affects children. It is not related to the disease of a similar name that affects cattle. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Enteroviruses |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Enteroviruses are the second most common group of viruses that cause illness in humans Very rarely some children with enterovirus infections will become paralysed (muscles not be able to be moved) after an enterovirus infection. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Enterovirus 71 (EV71) neurological disease |
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| Publisher: | Queensland Health |
| Description: | Enterovirus 71 (EV71) neurological disease is a rare but serious complication of infection with Enterovirus 71, a virus which can also cause hand, foot and mouth disease. Although Enterovirus 71 causes frequent outbreaks of hand foot and mouth disease, cases or outbreaks of Enterovirus 71 neurological disease are rare and mainly occur in children. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Hand foot and mouth disease |
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| Publisher: | Queensland Health |
| Description: | Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a number of different viruses (coxsackie virus and less commonly enterovirus 71). It is not a serious illness and has nothing to do with animal diseases with similar names (ie. foot and mouth disease in livestock, or paw and mouth disease in cats). It is a relatively common illness in children and outbreaks often occur among groups of children, especially in child care centres. |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Hand, foot and mouth disease - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness that is caused by a virus. Read about the symptoms, treatment and how to prevent infection. |
| Date: | May 2008 |
| Title: | Hand, foot and mouth disease |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | A guide to recognising and treating hand, foot and mouth disease in young children. |
| Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Title: | Hand, foot and mouth disease |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Description: | Symptoms and prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease, a usually mild illness that mainly affects children under 10. |
| Date: | Jun 2003 |
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