What Is Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. Not The Livestock Variety
There is also another disease of the exact same name that affects animals. It is best known for infecting livestock, and many herds have had to be destroyed because of the disease in the past. Despite having the same name, however, animal foot and mouth disease and the human disease of the same name are very different.
The animal disease is caused by a virus that cannot infect humans, and vice versa. This means that it is safe to be around animals even when they do have the disease. However, people are advised to keep clear of farmland when there is an outbreak of the animal disease to help prevent spreading it to other animals.
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