Paper I — 2025 March (Supplementary (SAY)) (2019 Scheme) — Qxv

Paper I

2025 March (Supplementary (SAY)) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Hand foot mouth disease is by

• a) Herpes simplex
• b) Coxsackie
• c) Rubella
• d) Varicella zoster Question numbers (xvi) – (xx) consists of two Statements-Assertion (A) and reason (R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate options given below.

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Answer

- [x] b) Coxsackie

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most commonly caused by Coxsackievirus A16 (and, in some outbreaks, particularly with more severe neurological complications, Enterovirus 71) — both members of the Enterovirus genus — presenting with vesicular lesions on the hands, feet, and oral mucosa, typically in young children. Herpes simplex virus, Rubella virus, and Varicella-zoster virus each cause distinct, unrelated clinical syndromes (herpes labialis/genital herpes; rubella exanthem; chickenpox/shingles respectively), not hand-foot-mouth disease.

Related Concepts

1. 1Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections

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