Enterovirus 68 (patient information)

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Enterovirus 68
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
When to seek urgent medical care?
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What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3]

Overview

Enterovirus 68, or HEV-D68 is a non-polio enterovirus.

What are the Symptoms of Enterovirus 68?

• Most people who are infected with non-polio enteroviruses do not get sick, or they only have mild illness. Symptoms of mild illness may include:

• Fever
• Runny nose
• Sneezing
• Cough
• Skin rash
• Mouth blisters
• Body and muscle aches

• Some Non-Polio enterovirus infections can cause:

• Viral conjunctivitis
• Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
• Viral meningitis (infection of the covering of the spinal cord and/or brain)

• Less commonly, a person may develop:

• Myocarditis (infection of the heart)
• Pericarditis (infection of the sac around the heart)
• Encephalitis (infection of the brain)
• Paralysis