Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of severe hand-foot-mouth disease in Xuchang in2014.Methods Analyzed the data of severe hand-foot-mouth disease in Xuchang in 2014 by descriptive epidemiology method.Results In 2014 there were 444 cases of severe hand-foot-mouth in Xuchang,death 2 cases,the case fatality rate was 0.45 %.The sex ratio was 1.98,about 86.71 % of cases were younger than 3 years old.The peak in incidence varied from May to June.There were statistically significant differen...