Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a very common viral infection that predominantly affects children under the age of 5, ...

An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever ... exanthems are most often related to infection and, of these, viral infections are the most common.

A rash related to a viral infection is sometimes called a viral ... children are "a little more prone to these skin reactions with viruses than adults are," Walls explains. "Kids who are ...