New Virus Discovered Attack Children

More recently, dozens of children in America diagnosed with a new disease caused by a virus. The virus previously found only in Africa and Asia, but has now expanded to the Americas and raise up children as targets.

Children usually looks healthy as ever when going to sleep at night, but the kids will wake up with a high fever and a bright red rash all over the body. The reason is a new type of virus coxsackie disease most commonly causes illness.

Type the new virus is coxsackie A6, which is usually only found in Africa and Asia which has now also been popping up all over America. A researcher Bernard Cohen and colleagues Kate Puttgen investigating about 50 cases of illness caused by the virus coxsackie A6.

"Most of these cases are benign penykit and that nearly all patients recover within 7 to 10 days without treatment and without serious complications," said Cohen and Puttgen, as reported health.india on Monday (27.08.12).

Coxsackie virus affects infants and children under five years old in the summer and autumn. Symptoms include fever and a rash that does not itch munculmya in the skin with red spots on the feet, hands and mouth or canker sores.

Transmission of the disease due to coxsackie virus can be prevented by washing hands after activities outside the home, and always maintain the general cleanliness.

If the child has a mild fever, monitor the condition and get medical attention when the temperature began to rise and a red rash appears on the skin.