Far Eastern University Institute of Nursing Hand, foot, mouth disease Submitted To: C. I Susan Romero Submitted By: BSN 402-Group 6 Alcayde, Catherine Jane Bustillo, Faustine Claire Cavestani, Princess Chanco, Carlo Dane Claravall, Kirstie Loraine Cunanan, Kenneth Bernadeth Dimaranan, Krischelle Domingo, Marc Clarence Farolan, Jomar Fernandez, John Michael OVERVIEW OF THE DISEASE Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 5 years old. However, it can sometimes occur in adults. Symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease include fever, blister-like sores in the mouth (herpangina), and a skin rash. It is caused by viruses that belong to the Enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses. The viruses that cause hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) can be found in an infected person’s nose and throat secretions (such as saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus), blister fluid, and feces (stool). An infected person may spread the viruses that cause hand, foot, and mouth disease through close personal contact, the air (through coughing or sneezing), contact with feces, and contaminated objects and surfaces. There is no specific treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease. However, some things can be done to relieve symptoms, such as taking over-the-counter medications to relieve pain and fever and using mouthwashes or sprays that numb ...
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