Enterovirus Infections

Follow the links below to find information about enterovirus infections, including poliomyelitis.

Created January 2008

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Title:   Hand, foot and mouth disease
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:   Oct 2008

Title:   Enteroviruses
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:   Sep 2008

Title:   Hand foot and mouth disease
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).
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Enterovirus 71 (EV71) neurological disease
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:   Jul 2008

Title:   Hand, foot and mouth disease
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
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