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I haven't ever edited before, but I just wanted to let someone know that the last line of the introductory section is inaccurate. There have been cases of Foot and Mouth transmitted to humans from animals, though it is very rare. Just wanted to let someone know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.16.104.84 ( talk) 14:23, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
Ok, here are some sources:
These sources are used on the Foot and Mouth Wikipedia Article. I just thought it odd that two Wikipedia articles would provide conflicting information, so I just wanted to let someone know. Ranothil ( talk) 21:15, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
You're Welcome! Ranothil ( talk) 12:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
What is the typical seriousness / severity of this? My son's daycare has a case, and I'm generally assuming that it's not usually a risky disease. However, the "recorded outbreaks" section shows three major outbreaks with many deaths, and that doesn't really give one a great deal of confidence.
Perhaps a line or two is in order about the typical course of infection, frequency of severe complications, etc... because as it stands this article almost makes it look far more serious than it probably is. [I'd do it myself, but I'm running short on time this morning...maybe later. And all I'd be doing is rephrasing the CDC page, ultimately, so I'd prefer to leave it for someone more knowlegable...] Dschuetz 12:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
It can be quite serious to young children and unborn babies. Where I live, a child was banned from elementary school because she had this disease and her mother forced her to go to school. Two teachers were pregnant, so there were fears for their health. I wish people would stop going to public places when they have contagious diseases.
I hadn't heard of this disease until a year or so ago. I'd be interested to know when it was first medically described, and whether it is believed that this is a new disease, or just a new name for something that has been around much longer. The oldest mention I found was a 1975 description of a 1973 outbreak 1973.
HFMD is a coxsackievirus. See [ [1]] Someone might want to edit to include some history or a reference to the wiki page for Coxsackievirus History section. Victorsteelballs ( talk) 11:26, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
removed "During June 2009,this disease is reported at Kottayam in the southern state of Kerala in India.So many children are infected." from the bottom of the references. Someone can delete this comment if it is OK -- it didn't fit and didn't have any sources. GMoonit ( talk) 06:22, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
I think there're more outbreaks in Singapore throughout the years at epidemic levels than reported in state media and in Wiki
Are really unnecessary in encyclopedia article unless they are particularly notable as they number in the hundreds to thousands world-wide and offer little to the article. I think leaving the current year and any that are of particular interest (unusual mortality or association) would be appropriate. MartinezMD ( talk) 23:49, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if this would qualify as a significant outbreak. See article at http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-kills-17-in-china-xinhua Perhaps someone could address this? Victorsteelballs ( talk) 11:07, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
As a non-technical reader, this section seems to imply that HFM is largely if not exclusively an issue in Asia, which is simply false. This seems in part to result in over-reliance on source 21 (Koh, et al) which is a study specifically scoped to Asia.
As per this MOS item, perhaps the bullet point list should be rewritten into prose, and perhaps even with an indication how common each individual symptom is. JFW | T@lk 18:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Can someone expand this history section a bit? Maybe we can include more about coxsackie viruses etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjbailey ( talk • contribs) 00:09, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
I will expand further into the history section. There are some interesting facts and locations where the disease has been notably present. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apelle1 ( talk • contribs) 02:33, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
MartinezMD has undone my page move from the current name to Hand, foot and mouth disease several times claiming I should seek consensus on this name change. It is basic grammar not to use a comma after the word 'and'. I also used the terminology of the NHS Scotland diseases list and from the World Health Organization list of diseases. If no one is adverse to this I will proceed in due course with my name change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EosaphOScollain ( talk • contribs)
Also, please sign your comments. MartinezMD ( talk) 16:24, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by EosaphOScollain ( talk • contribs)
I understand where you're both coming from, however I just felt it was best to follow the World Health Organisation's grammar term for the disease as it keeps consistency in the English speaking world. However I'll leave it as is given yous feel it best to keep the comma. Sorry if you felt i was causing an edit war, was not my intention, sole intention was to make the article as best as I felt it could be. Regards!
@ Doc James: Do we really need to prove a negative with the statement about there not being a vaccine in the US? What's the value in that and not discuss the other 204 countries? I don't think I'd go all pedantic and search for sources that state these countries don't have a vaccine and add a sentence for each one, but using the current article logic I could, no? MartinezMD ( talk) 21:11, 17 October 2018 (UTC)