<prompt> Hand-Foot-Mouth disease HFMD is caused byCMVEBVHHV-7Enterovirus-71  <response>: Ans. d Enterovirus-71 Ref. Ananthanarayan, Microbiology, 8thp. 491.Hand, foot, and mouth disease HFMD, is a contagious enteroviral infection occurring primarily in children and characterized by a vesicular palmoplantar eruption and erosive stomatitis. It is caused by enterovirus-71 coxsackie A5, 7, 9, 10, 16, Bl, 2, 5, with coxsackie A16 being the most common cause. Coxsackie viruses are typical enteroviruses. Enteroviruses are believed to spread via fecal-oral and perhaps respiratory routes.Coxsackie viruses also cause: Herpangina Aseptic meningitis Bornholm disease epidemic pleurodynia Myocarditis Pericarditis Juvenile diabetes Orchitis Post viral fatigue synd. Educational PointsThe 72 Enteroviruses include:1 to 3 - 3 - Polio4 to 27 - 24 - Coxsackie A Coxsackie A 23 is same as ECHO 928 to 33 - 6 - Coxsackie B34 to 67 - 34 - ECHO ECHO 10 is Reo, ECHO 28 Rhino 1 A, ECHO 34 is Coxsackie A2468 to 72 - 5 - Enterovirus 68 to 72 Entero Virus 72 is Hepatitis A Virus 