A 47-year-old member asked:

My son was diagnosed with hand foot and mouth disease and he also has spots on his body. is this normal?

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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered

Family Medicine 58 years experience

Yes it is normal: Hand foot and mouth disese can give some spots on the body as well, so the spots are part of the hand foot and mouth disease.

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My infant and toddler both have hand foot & mouth. Are they still contagious once the spots appear? Also my infant is 9mths old. Dangerous or ok?

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