Eli5: why does hand, foot and mouth disease cause sores only on those parts of the body?

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Why does HFM (coxsackie virus) only cause sores on certain parts of the body when other similar diseases (measles, chickenpox, smallpox, etc.) affects all areas of the body?

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My comment will not help much,since people explained. Just want to say thank god its only on those parts. I had enough to deal with those 3 last year, don’t want to think it could itch on others parts

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