Definitions. 1  Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14. 2  Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. 3  Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, or HFMD, is caused by a virus. Symptoms include ulcers, or sores, inside or around the mouth, and a rash or blisters on the hands, feet, legs, or buttocks. And while it's not pleasant, it also isn't serious. Anyone can get the disease, but children under age 10 are most likely to catch it.
The most common cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is infection with the coxsackievirus A16. The coxsackievirus belongs to a group of viruses called nonpolio enteroviruses. Other types of enteroviruses sometimes cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Oral ingestion is the main source of coxsackievirus infection and hand-foot-and-mouth disease. The illness spreads by person-to-person contact with an infected person's: 1  Nasal secretions or throat discharge. 2  Saliva. 3  Fluid from blisters. 4  Stool.