Short Communication
Magdalena Wieczorek,
Agnieszka Ciąćka,
Arleta Krzysztoszek,
Agnieszka Figas,
Leszek Szenborn
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 3, 405–409
original-paper
Introduction
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common endemic childhood disease worldwide, particularly in Asia. Generally, it is triggered by two major causative agents: enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) (Kaminska et al. 2013; Koh et al. 2016), followed by coxsackievirus A6 (CA6) and coxsackie virus A10 (CA10) (Wang et al. 2018). This disease majorly affects children under five years old (Omana-Capeda et al. 2016). The common symptoms include fever, rashes on the
SHENG LIN,
LIU YANG,
SHIBIAO WANG,
BIN WENG,
MIN LIN
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 4, 479–490
short-communication
Introduction
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral and febrile disease frequently seen in children, generally presenting with a mild course and accompanied by oral rash and rashes on palmar surfaces of hand and feet (Kliegman and Geme 2015). Cases of HFMD are seen all over the world; however, epidemics with serious complications that result in deaths are reported mostly from Western Pacific Region countries (WHO 2011). Enterovirus A species are responsible for more than 90% of HFMD
AYSE N. CEYLAN,
OZDEN TUREL,
BILGE SUMBUL GULTEPE,
ELIF INAN,
AYSEL VEHAPOGLU TURKMEN,
MEHMET Z. DOYMAZ
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 2, 165–171