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-==Historical Perspective==
-Enteroviruses affect millions of people worldwide each year, and are often found in the respiratory secretions (e.g., saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus) and stool of an infected person. Historically, [[poliomyelitis]] was the most significant disease caused by an enterovirus, [[poliovirus]]. There are 62 non-polio enteroviruses that can cause disease in humans: 23 Coxsackie A viruses, 6 Coxsackie B viruses, 28 echoviruses, and 5 other enteroviruses.<ref name = "CDC article Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections">[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/non-polio_entero.htm CDC] article ''Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections''</ref> Poliovirus, as well as coxsackie and echovirus are spread through the [[fecal-oral route]]. Infection can result in a wide variety of symptoms ranging from mild respiratory illness ([[common cold]]), [[hand, foot and mouth disease]], acute [[hemorrhagic]] [[conjunctivitis]], [[aseptic meningitis]], [[myocarditis]], severe [[neonatal]] [[sepsis]]-like disease, and acute [[flaccid paralysis]].<ref name = "CDC article Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections"/>
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