Has Anyone Heard Of HFM In Teenagers?

[Country Kids]

A parent was telling me today that the dr.'s in our area are seeing some different strain of HFM and its actually affecting teenagers.

This is totally not what I'm needing!

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

One of my friend's husband got it and he is 37!

So I dont think its unheard of, just rare for adults to get it I guess!

[Maddy'sMommy]

My husband got it last year from one of the kids here. Thankfully I didn't.

[daycare]

a few of the soccer coaches this past spring got it.... I told them not to touch my soccer balls........

[SquirrellyMama]

What is HFM? Wait, are we talking Hand, Foot Mouth?

K

[Solandia]

Its probably just a strain they didn't get as babies.

I got Fifths Disease my second year doing daycare. Apparently i never had taht particular rash as a kid. That ****s as an adult, BTW.

[Country Kids]

I have never ever had any of these childhood diseases myself.

I haven't had chicken pox, HFM, 5th disease, mumps, etc.

It scares me sometimes to think of getting it at my age-

[blandino]

We have had two bouts come through the daycare in the pat two years. The first time, a DCM came down with a strain And spiked a 105 fever one night. We didn't realize until she had been hospitalized that it was a strain of HFM.

Last May, it went through the daycare and I got it. I ran a 103 fever for a day, and had a few spots in my mouth.

Supposedly it is much easier to have (actual HFM - not the crazy strain) when you are older ( I am 24, so not that much older than a teen). Not sure how bad it would be for teens.

[e.j.]

Both of my kids got it when it went through my day care earlier this year. They're 21 and 18.

[bluemoose_mom]

My husband got it this past spring when my dc siblings brought it into my house.

My daughter also got it, they where both miserable for 3 or 4 days. Thankfully I didn't get it, neither did my then baby dck (mom and dad came and got her as soon as I had an official diagnosis, and kept her home for a full week).

So not fun.

[melskids]

The last time it came through here, it started with a parent!!!!