The Coxsackie Virus is part of the Entora Virus Family. The same as Hepatitis A and Polio. It can cause disease in any time, but it's usually more common on summer and the fall. The children can have a wide array of symptoms with this virus, they can have fever with no symptoms, they could have sore throat, abdominal pain, nausea. The most widely known version of this infection is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. Those kids will develop blistery red sores on their palms and soles and in their mouth may make eating painful. They can also have a form of conjunctivitis or an eye infection where the white part of their eye turns very red. The treatment for Coxsackie Virus is just supportive care, pain relievers, a Tylenol and lots of fluids and rest. The problem with Coxsackie Virus is very contagious, and it's a hearty virus that can live on surfaces for up to weeks of a time. This is why it makes very important to have good hand washing in place and if there is an outbreak in say your daycare or your baby sitter's house be very important to all the toys to be clean that are shared between the kids.