REPRINTED FROM CONCRETE OPENINGS | VOL.18 | NUM.2 | JUNE 2009. TECH tAlK. Tech Talk is a regular feature of Concrete Openings magazine, focusing on equipment, maintenance and operational issues of. interest to concrete cutting contractors. Readers wishing to have a particular subject addressed can call or email CSDA with. their suggestions at 727-577-5004 or rhitchen@concreteopenings.com.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is an illness that causes sores in or on the mouth and on the hands, feet, and sometimes the buttocks and legs. The sores may be painful. The illness usually doesn't last more than a week or so. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is common in children but can also occur in adults.
Good personal hygiene is important to prevent spread of the disease. 1  Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a virus (usually from the coxsackie group of enteroviruses, particularly coxsackie virus A16). It causes blisters on the hands and feet, in the mouth and often in the ânappyâ area. It is generally only a mild disease that lasts seven to ten days.