hand, foot and mouth disease

先週，部活動のチーム内でも感染者が出てしまいました。文字通りですが「手足口病」はhand, foot and mouth diseaseと言います。記事にあるように幼児がかかる傾向にある病気でしたが，高校生でも感染するのですね。（Koyamamoto）

Hand, foot, mouth disease patients top 130,000 in Japan
Reported cases in Japan of hand, foot and mouth disease, a viral illness commonly found in children, have topped 130,000 since the beginning of the year, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday.
According to the institute, 133,802 people had been sickened as of July 28. In the week from July 22, the number of patients reached 27,773. The disease has been reported across the country but mostly in the greater Tokyo area, the institute said.