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August 11, 2026
 

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HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection that mainly affects infants and young children, causing blister-like rashes in the mouth and on the hands and feet.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2026
Hand, foot and mouth disease cases surge across Japan
The number of patients has exceeded the nationwide warning threshold for the first time in two years as Japan enters summer, when cases typically increase.
Children walk home from school in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sept. 26. Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease peaked a second time this year in the second week of September.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2024
Hand, foot and mouth disease rebounds in Japan
The latest data ¡ª for the week of Sept. 16 to 22 ¡ª showed cases averaging roughly six times the number from the same week last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2022
Hand, foot and mouth disease cases still high in Japan
Hand, foot and mouth disease causes skin rash on the hands and feet, as well as in or around the mouth. It also causes fever, and, in rare cases, complications such as brain fever.
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