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You may get this infection from, somebody who has hand, foot and mouth disease. You can get the infection from the saliva or by feco-oral route or by direct contact with the infected lesion fluid.
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What type of pathogen causes the coxsackie virus?
It's a virus called coxsackie virus. No joke.
How was the Coxsackie virus named?
Coxsackie virus was discovered by Gilbert Dalldorf. He named the virus after the town of Coxsackie, New York, where he discovered the virus while doing research on polio.
Is coxsackie b virus in cat fecal?
Coxsackie B Virus can be found can be found in cat fecal matter. However, not all cat fecal matter has Coxsackie B virus in it.
How did coxsackie virus get its name?
because the first of this type was isolated from a patient in coxsackie New York
Is Coxsackie Caused by a virus or Bacteria?
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What is coxsackie virus?
The coxsackie virus is a virus that lives in the digestive tract. It is contagious and most outbreaks occur in the summer and fall months. This illness has flu like symptoms and will go away without any treatment.
What is pleurodynia?
Coxsackie B virus is the usual cause of the illness
Is a viral infection contagious?
It depends on what virus it is. Some viruses, like the West Nile virus, aren't contagious. Other viruses are contagious.
Is ross river virus contagious?
no Ross River Virus is not contagious from one human to another
What is a sentence for the word contagious?
This is not a contagious disease.The virus is contagious.
What is coxsackie b virus?
The Coxsackie B viruses are members of the enterovirus genus and are the most common agent for myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy constituting 50% of infections. The group coxsackievirus was named because these viruses were pathogenic for infant mice and because the first virus of this type was isolated from a patient from the town of Coxsackie New York. Coxsackie B infection is characterized by fever, fatigue, malaise and chest pains. Infection of the heart by a coxsackie B virus can lead to viral myocarditis. Viral myocarditis is a inflammatory disease of the heart which can result in heart failure. Although the disease does not usually cause death, there is a 20% incidence of reoccurrence and permanent heart damage typically results.
Is common fever transferable?
The fever itself is not contagious -- the virus causing a fever is, though, and when you have a fever from a virus, you are contagious with that virus and should stay away from people if you can.
