Enterovirus ev71

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common disease in our lives, especially for children, the possibility of suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease is relatively high. The factors that cause hand, foot and mouth disease are mostly infections of some viruses and bacteria. Among them, hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus EV71 infection is the most common. However, enterovirus EV71 can cause more than just hand, foot and mouth disease.

According to the latest scientific experiments, in addition to causing hand, foot and mouth disease, enterovirus EV71 may also cause viral encephalitis, emphysema and other diseases, and once these diseases are caused, the symptoms are generally very serious. First of all, please learn more about enterovirus EV71.

Enterovirus EV71 infection mainly manifests as hand, foot and mouth disease, but it can also manifest as other diseases. Hand, foot and mouth disease can be caused by enterovirus EV71 infection, or by other enterovirus infections such as Coxsackievirus group A. The two are interdependent and it is not a one-to-one relationship. However, according to domestic and foreign data, compared with hand, foot and mouth diseases caused by other enteroviruses, the proportion of severe infections caused by enterovirus 71 infection is higher, and the mortality rate is also higher. The mortality rate of severe cases can reach 10%-25%.

Due to the diverse clinical manifestations of enterovirus EV71 infection and the lack of simple and quick diagnostic methods in clinical practice, the diagnosis of enterovirus EV71 infection is difficult.

About Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a clinical syndrome caused by enterovirus infection, which is characterized by diverse clinical manifestations. Most cases have mild clinical manifestations, with fever and rash or herpes in the hands, feet, mouth and other parts as the main features. A small number of cases showed damage to the respiratory system and central nervous system, causing symptoms such as encephalitis, myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and flaccid paralysis. In some severely ill children, the condition progressed rapidly and led to death. There are more than 20 types of enterovirus that cause hand, foot and mouth disease, including Coxsackievirus A group and enterovirus 71.

Knowing the great harm that enterovirus EV71 can cause to the human body, I hope that all friends can pay attention to preventing enterovirus EV71 infection in daily life. Especially for families with children, they must pay attention to preventing children from being infected with enterovirus EV71. In normal times, let the children wash their hands before meals and pay attention to keeping the home clean.