Question: what are the beginning symptoms of hand foot and mouth?
Answer: Fever.
Sore throat.
Feeling of being unwell (malaise)
Painful, red, blister-like lesions on the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks.
A red rash, without itching but sometimes with blistering, on the palms, soles and sometimes the buttocks.
Irritability in infants and toddlers.
Loss of appetite.