Hand, Foot and Mouth disease

Pretty common amongst young children, your GP surgery will advise you. Nothing to really get worried about though

It was at my grandson's school some years ago. Sounds horrible, I know, but nothing much to worry about.

Don’t worry I work in a nursery and it’s common. Just keep your gc off till it subsides. It’s usually contagious 3/6 days before symptoms develop. And can remain so for a few weeks it starts with a fever sore throat and generally feeling unwell. Red blister like spots on tongue gums and inside of cheeeks. Also a red rash on hands feet and sometimes buttocks. She can return to nursery 2/3 days after the fever has gone. But I would keep them off longer if any blisters appear.

It is usually fairly mild in children. Most of us will have encountered the virus- usually a cocksackie virus- at some point in our lives. It causes, as its name suggests, spots on the hands, feet and around and inside the mouth. They are flattish and crust over after a few days. However, it can be quite nasty for adults: my daughter was quite poorly with it. I cared for two grandchildren with it, and spent time with my poorly daughter, and I haven’t caught it. But then, I used to be a teacher in an infant school, so I think I have a good resistance to most things.
The NHS website has information on it.

DS caught it as an adult. He was quite poorly, but slept most of the time. He self isolated himself at our empty house for a week. ( we were on holiday), so his family did not get it. He antibaced everywhere before he left.
All was good.

DGS had it twice. He recaught it off his friend. He was fine albeit spotty the first time but quite unwell the second.

It was nits and scabies in my childhood.
Bedbugs and fleas later.

My daughter has a compromised immune system and when working in a school used to catch it regularly.

She used to feel quite poorly for a couple of days and the spots on hands feet and in her mouth were sore.

I think it may be a close relation of herpesvirus.
My daughter had a 5th birthday party, it spread like wildfire.
I got a dose it felt like an ulcerated mouth, miserable bit not terrible.