We have therefore culled the most common questions and provided some information for each one.
Coxsackieviruses are common human viruses that usually do little harm.
Infections with coxsackieviruses are quite common, with most young adults having had at least one or two. These viruses are usually spread by a fecal-oral route. This group includes the polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses. The enteroviruses cause an estimated 30 million or more infections a year in the United States. All three types of polioviruses have been eliminated from the Western Hemisphere by the widespread use of vaccines.