So is hand, foot and mouth disease terrible? Is it contagious? How do you usually care?
How is hand, foot and mouth disease spread? Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a Class C infectious disease, which mostly occurs in infants under 5 years old.
It is caused by enterovirus, mainly enterovirus 7 1 (EV7 1) and coxsackie virus (Cox virus), which can be transmitted through respiratory tract and contact.
Infected by touching hands, towels, toys, tableware and bottles contaminated by viruses;
Inhalation of respiratory droplets with virus;
Eating water and food contaminated by viruses;
What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease? Children with hand, foot and mouth disease may have the following symptoms and manifestations:
1, fever
This is the main symptom. It usually lasts 2-4 days.
2, rash
Rashes usually occur around the palms, soles and buttocks. Most children are mainly hands and feet, and serious children will develop to the back of their hands and instep. Generally, there will be no rash on the trunk.
After 5-7 days, the rash will subside, leaving no trace.
3, oral herpes
There may also be scattered herpes in the mouth. It usually lasts for 5-7 days, and then subsides.
4. Other symptoms
Some children will also be accompanied by general discomfort, such as cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, vomiting, poor mental health, abdominal pain and so on.
How to distinguish hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox? This distinction is not difficult.
Chickenpox is generally a systemic rash on the trunk with herpes. Generally, doctors with certain clinical experience can identify it immediately, and there is no herpes in the mouth, hands and feet.
Therefore, according to the location of the rash, it can generally be distinguished.
How should hand, foot and mouth disease be cared at home? For children who are not seriously ill, generally, except antipyretics, there is no need to use other drugs, and daily care can be done.
1, pay attention to isolation for two weeks, and don't let the sick baby contact other children at home and children in the community to avoid cross infection;
2. Don't kiss the child's hands and mouth;
3. Disinfect children's products with fluorine-containing disinfectant (such as 84 disinfectant);
4, the diet is light, don't give children acidic, spicy and irritating, greasy food;
5. Do a good job in cleaning and nursing the mouth and skin;
6, actively control body temperature, baby high fever should use acetaminophen or ibuprofen to reduce fever;
What medicine can hand, foot and mouth disease be treated with? At present, there are no specific anti-enterovirus drugs. Don't blindly use cytarabine and antiviral oral liquid.
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be used to reduce fever and relieve pain. Babies with hand, foot and mouth may have oral pain.
If the baby is seriously ill, be sure to follow the doctor's advice.
What are the symptoms of severe hand, foot and mouth disease? A few severe hand, foot and mouth diseases will leave nervous system sequelae, so it is very important to find severe cases in time and treat them in time.
Babies with severe hand, foot and mouth disease may have these manifestations in addition to rash and fever:
nervous system
Poor spirit, lethargy, headache, vomiting;
respiratory system
Shallow breathing, dyspnea, cyanosis of lips;
circulatory system
Pale face, blurred skin, cold limbs, cold sweat, increased or decreased heart rate;
Therefore, if the child has the above symptoms, he must take the child to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the illness.
How to prevent hand, foot and mouth from finding a baby? Hand, foot and mouth disease can be prevented and controlled, not so terrible. In order to prevent your baby's hand, foot and mouth disease, you need to pay attention to:
1, pay attention to hygiene, wash your hands frequently and keep your mouth clean;
2. Drink more boiled water and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits;
3. Pay attention to the air circulation and proper temperature in the home room;
4. Always and thoroughly clean children's toys and other supplies;
5. Take less children to crowded public places to reduce the chance of being infected;
6. Pay attention to children's nutrition and sleep, prevent excessive fatigue and reduce immunity;
7. Vaccinate children with hand, foot and mouth vaccine in time. One dose * * * requires two doses, with an interval of 1 month.
About EV7 1 HFMD vaccine Some parents think that their children will not get HFMD after vaccination, which is a misunderstanding. Regarding the hand, foot and mouth vaccine, everyone needs to be aware of:
1. The vaccine is used to prevent hand-foot-mouth disease caused by EV7 1 virus, but it cannot prevent hand-foot-mouth disease caused by Coxsackie virus.
2. Even so, vaccination is recommended, because severe hand, foot and mouth disease is generally caused by EV7 1 virus.
3. Suggestions on vaccination time:
Children can be vaccinated after 6 months, but doctors usually advise your children to go to kindergarten or nursery, and then get vaccinated after more contact. After the fight, the immune effect generally lasts for 2 years, not lifelong immunity, to help children through the critical period.
Recently, many mothers reported that their baby had several blisters, and they were worried about whether it was hand, foot and mouth disease, because many kindergarten children came home with hand, foot and mouth disease on holiday.
So is hand, foot and mouth disease terrible? Is it contagious? How do you usually care?
How is hand, foot and mouth disease spread? Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a Class C infectious disease, which mostly occurs in infants under 5 years old.
It is caused by enterovirus, mainly enterovirus 7 1 (EV7 1) and coxsackie virus (Cox virus), which can be transmitted through respiratory tract and contact.
Infected by touching hands, towels, toys, tableware and bottles contaminated by viruses;
Inhalation of respiratory droplets with virus;
Eating water and food contaminated by viruses;
What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease? Children with hand, foot and mouth disease may have the following symptoms and manifestations:
1, fever
This is the main symptom. It usually lasts 2-4 days.
2, rash
Rashes usually occur around the palms, soles and buttocks. Most children are mainly hands and feet, and serious children will develop to the back of their hands and instep. Generally, there will be no rash on the trunk.
After 5-7 days, the rash will subside, leaving no trace.
3, oral herpes
There may also be scattered herpes in the mouth. It usually lasts for 5-7 days, and then subsides.
4. Other symptoms
Some children will also be accompanied by general discomfort, such as cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, vomiting, poor mental health, abdominal pain and so on.
How to distinguish hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox? This distinction is not difficult.
Chickenpox is generally a systemic rash on the trunk with herpes. Generally, doctors with certain clinical experience can identify it immediately, and there is no herpes in the mouth, hands and feet.
Therefore, according to the location of the rash, it can generally be distinguished.
How should hand, foot and mouth disease be cared at home? For children who are not seriously ill, generally, except antipyretics, there is no need to use other drugs, and daily care can be done.
1, pay attention to isolation for two weeks, and don't let the sick baby contact other children at home and children in the community to avoid cross infection;
2. Don't kiss the child's hands and mouth;
3. Disinfect children's products with fluorine-containing disinfectant (such as 84 disinfectant);
4, the diet is light, don't give children acidic, spicy and irritating, greasy food;
5. Do a good job in cleaning and nursing the mouth and skin;
6, actively control body temperature, baby high fever should use acetaminophen or ibuprofen to reduce fever;
What medicine can hand, foot and mouth disease be treated with? At present, there are no specific anti-enterovirus drugs. Don't blindly use cytarabine and antiviral oral liquid.
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be used to reduce fever and relieve pain. Babies with hand, foot and mouth may have oral pain.
If the baby is seriously ill, be sure to follow the doctor's advice.
What are the symptoms of severe hand, foot and mouth disease? A few severe hand, foot and mouth diseases will leave nervous system sequelae, so it is very important to find severe cases in time and treat them in time.
Babies with severe hand, foot and mouth disease may have these manifestations in addition to rash and fever:
nervous system
Poor spirit, lethargy, headache, vomiting;
respiratory system
Shallow breathing, dyspnea, cyanosis of lips;
circulatory system
Pale face, blurred skin, cold limbs, cold sweat, increased or decreased heart rate;
Therefore, if the child has the above symptoms, he must take the child to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the illness.
How to prevent hand, foot and mouth from finding a baby? Hand, foot and mouth disease can be prevented and controlled, not so terrible. In order to prevent your baby's hand, foot and mouth disease, you need to pay attention to:
1, pay attention to hygiene, wash your hands frequently and keep your mouth clean;
2. Drink more boiled water and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits;
3. Pay attention to the air circulation and proper temperature in the home room;
4. Always and thoroughly clean children's toys and other supplies;
5. Take less children to crowded public places to reduce the chance of being infected;
6. Pay attention to children's nutrition and sleep, prevent excessive fatigue and reduce immunity;
7. Vaccinate children with hand, foot and mouth vaccine in time. One dose * * * requires two doses, with an interval of 1 month.
About EV7 1 HFMD vaccine Some parents think that their children will not get HFMD after vaccination, which is a misunderstanding. Regarding the hand, foot and mouth vaccine, everyone needs to be aware of:
1. The vaccine is used to prevent hand-foot-mouth disease caused by EV7 1 virus, but it cannot prevent hand-foot-mouth disease caused by Coxsackie virus.
2. Even so, vaccination is recommended, because severe hand, foot and mouth disease is generally caused by EV7 1 virus.
3. Suggestions on vaccination time:
Children can be vaccinated after 6 months, but doctors usually advise your children to go to kindergarten or nursery, and then get vaccinated after more contact. After the fight, the immune effect generally lasts for 2 years, not lifelong immunity, to help children through the critical period.