手足口病是夏季好发于五岁以下幼儿的一种发热性疾病 ,其特征是口腔内粘膜疹及四肢皮肤水泡。约一周治愈。目前认为其病原体为柯萨奇病毒A1 6及 71型肠病毒。前者引起的疾病预后较好。而 71型肠病毒则较凶险。例如马来西亚及台湾分别于 1 997、1 998年暴发手足口病 ,两地均发现 Hand, foot and mouth disease is a febrile illness that occurs in young children under the age of five in summer, and is characterized by oral mucosal rash and limbs and skin blisters. About a week to cure. At present, the pathogens are considered Coxsackievirus A 6 and 71 enteroviruses. The former caused the disease prognosis is better. The 71 enterovirus is more dangerous. For example, outbreaks of hand-foot-mouth disease in Malaysia in 1997 and in Taiwan in 1998 were found in both places