Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hand, foot and mouth disease primarily affects children under age 5. (Getty Images) (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Between COVID-19, ...

Mouth cancer affects 1 in every 50 adults in India. Doctors warn that ignoring persistent tongue blisters could mean missing the first signs of this deadly disease.

Some people have perceptions of certain diseases that they believe only affect some groups of people. Think about the way some people talk about head lice. While anyone who has dealt with pesky lice ...

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency. Or an allergy. Or a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - With COVID-19 and flu cases rising around the country, the highly contagious Hand-Foot-Mouth virus is appearing in Middle Tennessee. Brett Wolfe woke up Sunday morning with a ...

Erythema multiforme is an immune-mediated skin condition that may develop inside the mouth. Oral symptoms can include lesions on the lips and blisters and erosions on the gums and palate. Various ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious viral illness. It is especially common in young children. It ...

CHICAGO -- Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. There were 197 emergency department visits related to the disease in ...

“While most cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease are mild, the virus spreads easily in group environments like schools and daycares,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio mom’s TikTok video alerting parents about a contagious infection circulating in schools is gaining attention. “Hand, foot and mouth is going around really bad in San ...