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WHAT DOES HFMD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

HFMD

Hand, foot and mouth disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a human syndrome caused by intestinal viruses of the picornaviridae family. Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 are the most common strains known to cause HFMD, but many other strains of coxsackievirus or enterovirus are known to cause this viral syndrome. HFMD is a common and highly contagious viral infection that typically causes a mild febrile illness followed by a maculopapular rash that may involve the skin of the hands, feet, and oral cavity. HFMD is fairly common and typically affects infants and children, but may affect immunocompetent adults on occasion. The viruses that cause HFMD are spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. HFMD typically occurs in small epidemics in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and autumn months. The usual incubation period is 3–6 days. HFMD should not be confused with foot-and-mouth disease, a distinct viral disease known to affect sheep, cattle, and swine but transmission to humans is exceptionally rare. Most cases of the syndrome go away on their own and require no treatment other than to provide symptomatic relief.

Definition of HFMD in the English dictionary

The definition of HFMD in the dictionary is hand, foot, and mouth disease.

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Synonyms and antonyms of HFMD in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «HFMD» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HFMD

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The translations of HFMD from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «HFMD» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手足口病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

HFMD
570 millions of speakers

English

HFMD
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

HFMD
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحمى الثلاثية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ФГДМ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

DMPB
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

HFMD
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

MMPB
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

HFMD
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

HFMD
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手足口病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

HFMD
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

HFMD
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

HFMD
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

HFMD
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एचएफएमडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

HFMD
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

HFMD
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

HFMD
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ФГДМ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

HFMD
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

HFMD
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

HFMD
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

HFMD
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

HFMD
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of HFMD

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HFMD»

The term «HFMD» is regularly used and occupies the 93.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HFMD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about HFMD

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HFMD»

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Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases
The two most distinctive clinical syndromes are hand- foot-mouth disease (HFMD ) and herpangina, although a variety of enteroviruses, particularly coxsackieviruses, cause mucocutaneous manifestations. Most epidemic cases of HFMD are ...
Stephen K. Tyring, Angela Yen-Moore, Dimitri T. Azar, 2002
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Blistering Skin Diseases
interstitial myocarditis [35], polio-like myelitis, Guillain–Barré syndrome [42], paralysis sequelae, and fatal outcomes [35–37]. Nevertheless, the cases of HFMD caused by the EV-71 virus resulting in serious complications and fatal out[ 35; 38], ...
Lawrence S Chan, 2009
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Intelligence and Security Informatics: Pacific Asia ...
HFMD cases are mostly made of the infants and the children. Adults HFMD cases unusually appreared, but they could take and transmit the virus. HFMD occurred in China in 1981 and became prevalence in most of the provinces all over the ...
Michael Chau, G. Alan Wang, Xiaolong Zheng, 2011
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Coxsackievirus Infections—Advances in Research and ...
“Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a common contagious disease that usually affects children, can be caused by enteroviruses. Coxsackievirus A16 ( CV-A16) and enterovirus 71(EV-71) are the major aetiological agents of HFMD,”  ...
‎2012
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Mouth Diseases: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Shandong: Survey of Enterovirus Infections from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in China, 2009 “In China , a rapid expansion of Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks has ...
‎2012
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Clinical Pediatric Dermatology
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) (Figs 4.30 to U) HFMD is a viral illness with a distinct clinical presentation of oral and characteristic distal extremity lesions. Most commonly, the etiologic agents are coxsackieviruses, members of the ...
Jayakar Thomas, Parimalam Kumar, 2013
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Advances in Picornaviridae Research and Treatment: 2011 ...
“Human enterovirus 71 (EV 71) has caused large-scale outbreaks of hand-foot- and-mouth disease (HFMD), particularly in the Asian-Pacific region. In this study, we report a major outbreak of EV 71 infection in Korea and describe the clinical ...
‎2012
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Issues in Clinical Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research by the authors from Southern Medical University, “We identified 30 proteins from mild HFMD samples and 39 proteins from severe HFMD samples, compared with the normal  ...
‎2013
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Receptor usage and pathogenesis in acute and chronic viral ...
Neurovirology Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the major causative agents of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Infection with EV71 is occasionally associated with ...
Yasuko Tsunetsugu-Yokota
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Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious ...
Individuals of both sexes and all ages are susceptible, although adolescents and young adults are most commonly infected [3]. HFMD is most commonly caused by coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71. Other enteroviruses associated with ...
Alan J. Magill, Edward T. Ryan, James H. Maguire, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HFMD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term HFMD is used in the context of the following news items.
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Should I stay at home or go to work?
HFMD can be spread from the fluid inside the blisters, but also from coughing and sneezing. The virus is in the bowel motions as well. Again ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Opinion I feel a bit sick, should I stay home or go to work?
We've recently had many discussions with worried parents about hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). This mild viral infection is particularly ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
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The heat and the hazard: Facts about summer health
One of a number of viruses that live in healthy intestinal tracts, coxsackie is best known for causing hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
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Sarawak: 8440 mild HFMD cases reported this year
KUCHING, July 12 ― A total of 8,440 Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases have been reported in Sarawak as of June 27 this year, but ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Sarawak catat 8440 kes HFMD ringan hingga Jun
KUCHING: Semua 8,440 kes penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD), yang dilaporkan di Sarawak setakat 27 Jun ini, dikategorikan sebagai ... «Berita Harian, Jul 15»
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Who is most likely to get Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)?
HFMD is typically caused by the Coxsackievirus, a type of Enterovirus. Although the virus isn't usually dangerous, it's very contagious. “It goes around daycares ... «Momtastic, Jul 15»
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Summer bummers: 9 health issues to watch for while basking in the …
HFMD causes small blisters to develop on the tongue and elsewhere in the mouth, and on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Has IGP a crystal ball to see past and future?
First you had the Nipah virus, then H1N1, followed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) and Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
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4-decade-old smuggled meat believed to have come from United …
... products could potentially catch the bird flu, hand, food and mouth disease (HFMD), mad cow disease or other life-threatening illnesses. «Shanghaiist, Jun 15»
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24 Hour Fitness taking measures to disinfect after child diagnosed …
According to the CDC website, HFMD is a common virus mostly contracted by children ages three to five and typically goes away on its own ... «Star Local Media, Jun 15»

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