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what is coxsackievirus

Post a new topicby Guest on Sun Jun 03, 2001 12:12 pm



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Re: what is coxsackievirus

Post a new topicby Guest on Sun Jun 03, 2001 12:12 pm

It is a class of viruses. Another class would be the herpes viruses. Coxsackie A16 is responsible for hand foot and mouth disease (not the same thing as the hoof and mouth in cattle). It is contageous to anyone who has not had it.

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