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Could you contract hand foot & mouth disease from dog faeces?

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Dirt born pathogen: Not necessarily from the dog- worms come from dogs, but where the dog opts to relieve him/herself- it is possible to acquire it from the environment.

Answered 6/20/2018

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Dr. Jay Park answered

See below: Hand-foot-mouth disease is caused by enterovirus infection which is spread by fecal-oral and respiratory routes. In short, feces and respiratory secretion of infected child are the sources of infection, not the dog feces are.

Answered 7/10/2018

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