This image displays grouped blisters on the palm and fingers typical of a herpes virus infection. This image displays small blisters on the thumb of an infant with hand-foot-and-mouth disease. This image shows blisters on the top of the foot and toes typical of hand-foot-and-mouth disease. This image displays small blisters typical of hand-foot-and-mouth disease. There are usually just a few blisters in the mouth in hand-foot-and-mouth disease. This image displays smooth-appearing blisters on the feet typical of hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
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Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease  A parent's guide for infants and babies

Picture of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease: This image displays grouped blisters on the palm and fingers typical of a herpes virus infection. Divider line
This image displays grouped blisters on the palm and fingers typical of a herpes virus infection.
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Who's At Risk
While anyone can be infected with the virus that causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease, it is mostly children under 10 years of age that display symptoms of the disease. Infants do not usually become infected more than once since they develop immunity to the disease from the first infection, but because there are multiple viruses that cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease, the child may still develop similar symptoms from a related virus.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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