Herpangina is a viral infection that usually affects children. It's caused by the coxsackie virus and sometimes by other types of viruses. The symptoms are fever, sore throat, and small painful ...

Herpangina is a condition that mainly affects children, and causes small blisters in the mouth and throat. The infection is similar to hand, foot, and mouth disease and can spread between ...

Herpangina usually causes a sore throat and painful sores (lesions or blisters) inside the back of the mouth and throat. It is common to have multiple lesions, especially in severe cases.   ...

Herpangina is characterized by ulcers/blisters in back of throat followed by fever. ... It often affects children less than 10 years of age though it can occur in older children and adults as well.

HFMD is a viral infection that commonly affects infants and children under age 5 years. The same viruses can cause HFMD and herpangina, but in HFMD, the infection affects the mouth, feet, and skin ...

Herpangina is transmitted by contact or droplets, ... the amount of herpangina cases reported from approximately 3,000 pediatric sentinel sites nationwide increased sharply from June.

To the Editor: Your editorial "Herpangina and the Coxsackie Viruses," which appeared in the August 23rd issue of the Journal, is an excellent and correct review — except for the last sentence.

The government is warning of a rebound in common summer diseases among children amid recent outbreaks of herpangina and respiratory syncytial virus (RS virus) nationwide. Officials say increased ...

PUNE: Parents of school-going children are facing a tough time, with a rise in contagious viral diseases, including herpangina and hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). While the children complain ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Herpangina'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.