Is hand foot and mouth disease serious?

Severe cases of HFMD are more serious. HFMD is an acute infectious disease that occurs in children under 5 years of age. It is mainly caused by enterovirus coxsackie A and EV71 virus infection. HFMD is divided into common cases and severe cases. Most common cases will recover in about a week, and the prognosis is relatively good. Severe cases are more serious, mainly caused by EV71 infection, its severity is mainly the occurrence of neurological diseases, such as encephalitis, brainstem encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, acute flaccid paralysis, can also show neurogenic pulmonary edema, showing pulmonary hemorrhage, so these are caused by severe cases. There are also some heart failure arrhythmia diseases, these diseases greatly increase the severity of hand, foot and mouth disease.