Coxsackie virus rash

Coxsackie virus eruption is caused by Coxsackie virus (CV). It was named after a polio outbreak in Cossack Village in the United States in 1948. Coxsackie virus is divided into two groups, A and B. Group A mainly causes skeletal muscle damage in newborn rats; group B can cause central nervous system and visceral damage.

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