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A member asked:
My 1yr son has hfmd is possible for me to get infected by him? if so, if get hfmd can he get it back again within a week span?
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No and no: unlikely that adults develop the disease, usually children below age 5, but adults can harbor the virus and transmit it to others. Within a week time your child would still have first episode of the disease which can take up to a week or ten days to resolve, and virus shedding can continue for weeks in the stools, check this link for more info, http://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/about/transmission.html
Answered 12/11/2016
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