Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection among infants and young children caused by certain enteroviruses in the Picornaviridae family of +ssRNA viruses, such as Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus A71. HFMD is generally a benign febrile exanthematous disease, but complications can occur causing meningitis and encephalitis.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections characterised by skin or mucous membrane lesions
1F05 Picornavirus infections presenting in the skin or mucous membranes
H01326 Hand, foot and mouth disease
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H01326 Hand, foot and mouth disease