Entering The End Of The Year, Enterovirus Cases Increase In This Country

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JAKARTA - Entering the end of this year, several countries have reported an increase in cases of entertainment infection, which attacks hands, feet and mouth. Some of these countries are Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, to Wisconsin.

"This year, (the case appears to be) out of control," said professor of child and adult infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. banyak Agwu, quoted by Huffpost, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Enterovirus is a group of viruses that cause various diseases, ranging from mild ones such as ordinary to serious flu such as polio, asseptic meningitis, and acute myeritis.

In these countries, what is increasing is serious respiratory infections, to be precise an outbreak of hand, leg, and mouth disease (HMFD), which mostly occurs in children. This disease is characterized by rashes on the hands and feet as well as mouthliners.

"However, the general characteristic is that they will experience rashes, usually on their hands and feet, as well as ulcers or swelling in the mouth," said infectious disease specialist Dr. Matthew Thomas.

Lephas in the mouth due to infection with this virus usually occurs at the back of the throat and often hurts. In his hands and feet usually appear a few days after the fever.

Sometimes a person's hands will start peeling when the rash starts to disappear, their legs will start peeling after the rash disappears. In very severe cases, sometimes the thumb can be removed, added a middle professor in the infectious disease division of children and babies, Dr. Jennifer Duchon.

This virus spreads through a respiratory droplet that comes out in the air when a person coughs or sneezes. This virus can also spread through a liquid from a limp or an infected surface.

So, if a child infected with this virus sheds saliva on a toy in a child care center, other children can catch it from the toy. This is what causes the spread to be faster, especially since the child's immune system is not so strong.

Thus, to reduce and prevent the spread of this virus, it is recommended to the public to maintain good hygiene, especially washing their hands regularly. Try not to hold your face too often, especially when your hands are dirty.

Anyone who has been infected with the virus is advised to go to a doctor and self-isolate to avoid transmission to others. This virus tends to last for a week in a person's body.

"If you experience more severe symptoms, such as the large number of filterers in your mouth, it may take 10 to 14 days to fully recover," concluded Thomas.