Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Changing Indian Scenario

Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. Although seen worldwide, it is not common in India. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics, usually during the su...

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Autores principales: Rao, Prasanna Kumar, Veena, KM, Jagadishchandra, H, Bhat, Sham S, Shetty, Shishir Ram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25206173
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1171
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author Rao, Prasanna Kumar
Veena, KM
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Bhat, Sham S
Shetty, Shishir Ram
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description Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. Although seen worldwide, it is not common in India. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics, usually during the summer and autumn months. The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease has recently been on the rise in India due to the probable mass immunization programs. This report describes a case of hand foot and mouth disease from Mangalore, South India. How to cite this article: Rao PK, Veena KM, Jagadishchandra H, Bhat SS, Shetty SR. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Changing Indian Scenario. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012;5(3):220-222.
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spelling pubmed-41558842014-09-09 Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Changing Indian Scenario Rao, Prasanna Kumar Veena, KM Jagadishchandra, H Bhat, Sham S Shetty, Shishir Ram Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Case Report Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. Although seen worldwide, it is not common in India. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics, usually during the summer and autumn months. The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease has recently been on the rise in India due to the probable mass immunization programs. This report describes a case of hand foot and mouth disease from Mangalore, South India. How to cite this article: Rao PK, Veena KM, Jagadishchandra H, Bhat SS, Shetty SR. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Changing Indian Scenario. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012;5(3):220-222. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012 2012-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4155884/ /pubmed/25206173 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1171 Text en Copyright © 2012; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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