Talk:Hand, foot, and mouth disease

message: I haven't ever edited before, but I just wanted to let someone know that the last line of the introductory section is inaccurate. There have been cases of Foot and Mouth transmitted to humans from animals, though it is very rare. Just wanted to let someone know.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.16.104.84 (talk) 14:23, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: You would need to provide a reliable source to back that statement up to be included in the article. Hoof and mouth that affects animals is different from HFM that affects humans.MartinezMD (talk) 15:40, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Got it and updated the article. Thanks for your information.MartinezMD (talk) 05:58, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Introduction

message: What is the typical seriousness / severity of this?  My son's daycare has a case, and I'm generally assuming that it's not usually a risky disease.  However, the "recorded outbreaks" section shows three major outbreaks with many deaths, and that doesn't really give one a great deal of confidence.
Perhaps a line or two is in order about the typical course of infection, frequency of severe complications, etc... because as it stands this article almost makes it look far more serious than it probably is.  [I'd do it myself, but I'm running short on time this morning...maybe later. And all I'd be doing is rephrasing the CDC page, ultimately, so I'd prefer to leave it for someone more knowlegable...] Dschuetz 12:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added some stats. The complication rate is actually very low in relative terms (405 in 1.5 million), but 400 kids is still a lot. JFW | T@lk 03:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seriousness? 

message: I hadn't heard of this disease until a year or so ago.  I'd be interested to know when it was first medically described, and whether it is believed that this is a new disease, or just a new name for something that has been around much longer.  The oldest mention I found was a 1975 description of a 1973 outbreak 1973.
HFMD is a coxsackievirus. See []
Someone might want to edit to include some history or a reference to the wiki page for Coxsackievirus History section.
Victorsteelballs (talk) 11:26, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  How Long Has This Existed? 

message: removed "During June 2009,this disease is reported at Kottayam in the southern state of Kerala in India.So many children are infected." from the bottom of the references. Someone can delete this comment if it is OK -- it didn't fit and didn't have any sources. GMoonit (talk) 06:22, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  minor edit 

message: Are really unnecessary in encyclopedia article unless they are particularly notable as they number in the hundreds to thousands world-wide and offer little to the article.  I think leaving the current year and any that are of particular interest (unusual mortality or association) would be appropriate.MartinezMD (talk) 23:49, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the list of outbreaks might not be notable. JFW | T@lk 18:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I also agree that the list is given undue weight in this article and that the section should at least be shortened. I'll work on cutting it down and perhaps leave only the major outbreaks discussed widely in the news. More epidemiology discussion from the medical literature would strengthen the section more than a list of outbreaks. TylerDurden8823 (talk) 08:15, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lists of Outbreaks 

message: As per this MOS item, perhaps the bullet point list should be rewritten into prose, and perhaps even with an indication how common each individual symptom is. JFW | T@lk 18:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. :) TylerDurden8823 (talk) 08:13, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Bullet list in "signs and symptoms"

message: Can someone expand this history section a bit? Maybe we can include more about coxsackie viruses etc.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjbailey (talk • contribs) 00:09, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Do we really need to prove a negative with the statement about there not being a vaccine in the US? What's the value in that and not discuss the other 204 countries? I don't think I'd go all pedantic and search for sources that state these countries don't have a vaccine and add a sentence for each one, but using the current article logic I could, no? MartinezMD (talk) 21:11, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO it is appropriate to list the major EN speaking countries when references are avaliable. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:20, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps, but in this case there is only ONE country that has it. No one else yet. Which imo then can create a question for a reader, who else has the vaccine? Would it not be more appropriate to write "as of (insert date) only China has a vaccine" ? MartinezMD (talk) 21:25, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proving a negative