Hand, foot and mouth disease is starting to spread earlier than usual. It is not something to worry about and rarely becomes serious, but what kind of disease is it? Adults also need to be careful, so we have compiled various information about hand, foot and mouth disease.

Hand, foot and mouth disease: Alert level in all Kansai prefectures; outbreak earlier than usual

Let’s look at the current situation regarding hand, foot and mouth disease. When the number of reported patients per fixed point exceeds 5.0, it is considered an alert level, and in data from June 10th to 16th, all two prefectures and four prefectures in the Kinki region are at this alert level (Osaka 7.54 cases, Hyogo 8.61 cases, Kyoto 6.70 cases, Shiga 7.56 cases, Nara 8.85 cases, Wakayama 6.40 cases). Nationwide, 21 prefectures are at the alert level. This means that the outbreak is starting a little earlier than usual.

In Osaka Prefecture, the number of cases usually increases from summer or autumn in August or September, but this year the number has increased sharply to 5. The period is early and the number of cases is large.

And it is difficult to predict the future. The number of cases started to increase early, but if we assume that the peak will occur at the usual time, it is not surprising that the number will increase further in the future. On the other hand, if the epidemic period has simply come earlier, it is possible that the virus will subside sooner, but even experts are uncertain about this.