hand, foot, and mouth disease

British  

noun

1.  HFMD.  a usually mild disease, mainly affecting children under seven, in which the sufferers develop mouth ulcers accompanied by blisters or rashes on their hands and feet. Caused by the Coxsackie virus A16, it has no known cure

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Example Sentences

Illnesses including small outbreaks of chicken pox and hand foot and mouth disease have spread through some Chicago shelters where people sleep on cots close to each other.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

There was also an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease yesterday at day care, and I am scared they will get it.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2019

Making his first start since he came off the disabled list following a bout with hand, foot and mouth disease, Syndergaard retired 12 straight batters after Rendon’s home run.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2018

Happ after the newly acquired left-hander contracted a mild case of hand, foot and mouth disease, general manager Brian Cashman said.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2018

Then Ricco said he had a final announcement to make: Syndergaard had received a diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease, and was expected to miss a start.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2018