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If your child has had hand foot and mouth disease is it possible for the child to get hand foot and mouth disease again?
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Yes: however, it may not be as severe.
Answered 7/7/2014
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Consider other cause: Hand foot mouth is caused by a group of viruses--so might get again from another member of the group. But ALSO, the symptoms could be a different problem entirely. If the patient is 16 years old, it's worth having a physician examine her to look for other causes and see if any further evaluation or treatment would be recommended.
Answered 9/16/2015
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Yes: There are at least 3 known strains of enterovirus that can trigger this pattern illness. Having one strain confers lifelong immunity to that strain but not the others..
Answered 7/3/2016
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