Editing Coxsackie A virus (section)

== Transmission ==
The Coxsackie A Virus is a highly contagious virus that commonly causes the mild hand, foot, and mouth disease but complications may lead to more serious diseases that can affect the heart, lungs, muscles, and more.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The modes of transmission of the Coxsackie virus is primarily through contact between people, respiratory droplets (fluid from coughing and sneezing), and contaminated surfaces.<ref name="Guerra_2020">{{cite book | vauthors = Guerra AM, Emily Orille E, Waseem M | chapter = Hand Foot And Mouth Disease | title = StatPearls [Internet] | location = Treasure Island (FL) | publisher = StatPearls Publishing | date = July 2020| pmid = 28613736 }}</ref> All age groups can become infected with the Coxsackie virus, however it occurs most frequently in young children under the age of 10 and in who have a weakened immune system.<ref name="Guerra_2020" />

The main ways the Coxsackie Virus spreads are:

* By direct transmission (when an infected person coughs or sneezes into any mucous membranes of the face i.e. eyes, nose, and mouth)<ref name="CDC_Causes">{{cite web|last=CDC|date=2020|title=Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease Causes|url=https://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/about/transmission.html|access-date=2020-07-31| publisher = U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="MLP_HFMD" />
* Fecal-oral transmission (virus in the fecal matter of an infected individual end up in the mouth of another person)<ref name="CDC_Causes" /><ref name="Guerra_2020" />
* Via surface contact (when an infected person touches their face then a surface, the surface is contaminated with that virus. The next person comes along and touches the same surface then touches their face)<ref name="CDC_Causes" /><ref name="MLP_HFMD" />
* Via airborne transmission (when an uninfected person inhales respiratory droplets of an infected person)<ref name="CDC_Causes" />
Although adults are less susceptible to infection, it is still possible for an adult to get infected with the Coxsackie virus. If a pregnant mother is infected, there is a 30-50% chance the infection will be passed on to the infant.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Giachè S, Borchi B, Zammarchi L, Colao MG, Ciccone N, Sterrantino G, Rossolini GM, Bartoloni A, Trotta M | display-authors = 6 | title = Hand, foot, and mouth disease in pregnancy: 7 years Tuscan experience and literature review | journal = The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine | pages = 1494–1500 | date = July 2019 | volume = 34 | issue = 9 | pmid = 31291796 | doi = 10.1080/14767058.2019.1638898 | s2cid = 195880613 }}</ref>