Although it is most common in children, adults can still be affected with hand, foot, and mouth disease. If you have painful mouth sores, fever, and/or a rash on both hands you could have hand, foot, and mouth disease. Read this article to figure out more details and information about what this disease really is, and how to keep yourself healthy!
Key Takeaways:
- Hand, foot and mouth disease is an illness commonly seen in children, but it can affect adults with its fever, sores and skin rash.
- Earlier in 2016, there was an outbreak at Florida State University, even though the infection is more common in day care centers than on college campuses.
- Along with painful mouth sores, hand, foot and mouth disease causes fever and a rash on both the hands and the feet.
“Common colds are the main reason that children miss school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”