title: Epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease associated with enterovirus 71 infection.
abstract: Viruses isolated from patients with hand, foot and mouth disease in widespread outbreaks in Japan in 1973 were identified as enterovirus 71. Although cases with aseptic meningitis were observed concurrently, the main clinical symptom associated with enterovirus 71 infection was hand, foot and mouth disease.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral