Enteroviruses

Home ] Up ]


Pages Below:

Enteroviruses


  • picorna virus types 68-72
  • spread by faecal-oral route

Affect

  •  skin and mucous membrane
  • muscles
  • nerves / CNS
  • heart
  • liver (rarely)
  • pancreas (rarely)

Disease

  • hand, foot and mouth disease
  • paralytic neuropathy
  • meningitis (aseptic)
  • Encephalitis
  • Acute myocarditis
  • pericarditis
 

Home ] Up ]