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| | Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (Coxsackievirus) Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Hand, foot, and mouth disease is usually characterized by tiny blisters on the inside of the mouth and the palms of the hands, fingers, and soles of the feet. |
 | | It is also spread by the respiratory tract from mouth or respiratory secretions (such as from saliva on hands or toys). |
 | | The rash appears as blisters or ulcers in the mouth, on the inner cheeks, gums, sides of the tongue, and as bumps or blisters on the hands, feet, and sometimes other parts of the skin. |
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