Enterovirus

ENTEROVIRUS

Non-polio enterovirus refers to a group of very common viruses that cause 10 to 15 million infections annually. There are many non-polio enteroviruses such as enterovirus 71, which has caused large outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease worldwide, but typically most people infected by enterovirus experience nothing more than the common cold. Anyone can get the enterovirus, which is transmitted through person-to-person contact. Those most likely to exhibit enterovirus symptoms are infants, children, and teens.

Enterovirus may resemble a common cold at first, with fever, runny nose, sneezing, skin rash, mouth blisters, and body and muscle aches. Of the many types of enterovirus, about half are known to cause an enterovirus rash. People affected by enterovirus symptoms may also have trouble breathing and experience wheezing

ENTEROVIRUS TREATMENT

Many infected patients can be treated by their primary care physician. If complications arise, infectious-disease specialists, critical-care specialists, cardiologists and/or lung specialists may be called on for treatment. There are currently no antiviral medications available for non-polio enteroviruses.