How can hand, foot and mouth disease be prevented? What are the initial symptoms of HFMD?

Updated on healthy 2024-03-13
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  1. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Do "wash your hands, drink boiled water, eat cooked food, ventilate frequently, and dry clothes and quilts." The disease is mainly transmitted through food, mouth and nose droplets and contact, so the prevention of children under 5 years old should be mainly done: 1 Pay attention to food hygiene to avoid the disease from entering the mouth; 2. Avoid contact with other sick children, and take isolation measures when sick people are found in childcare institutions; 3. Strengthen physical fitness; (1) Childcare institutions do a good job of morning physical examinations, find suspected patients, and isolate them in a timely manner**; (2) Contaminated daily necessities and utensils should be disinfected, the excrement of the child should be soaked in 3 bleach powder clarifier, and the clothes should be exposed to the sun.

    Wash your hands before eating and after using the toilet to prevent illness from entering the mouth; (3) Parents try to reduce the chance of letting their children go to crowded public places as much as possible to reduce the chance of being infected; (4) Pay attention to the nutrition and rest of infants and young children. Hand, foot and mouth symptoms are feverish, the body temperature reaches 38 degrees or more, and maculopapular rash and herpes appear on the oral mucosa, hands, feet and buttocks, accompanied by cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, headache and other symptoms.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Pay attention to the transmission channel 1Close contact transmission among people. Through items such as hand towels, towels, handkerchiefs, etc., contaminated with the virus.

    Public fitness equipment that the sick person has come into contact with, etc. 2.Transmission of throat secretions (droplets) from the patient's throat.

    3.Drinking or eating water and food that has been contaminated with the sick person. 4.

    Eat food that has viruses or flies crawling through. The peak incidence period is May and July, when hand, foot and mouth disease is high. View the original post

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Hand, foot and mouth disease is an acute infectious disease, which is caused by enterovirus infection, mainly manifested as herpes on the hands, feet, and mouth, and rashes and herpes can also appear on the buttocks, elbows, knees, etc., and are accompanied by varying degrees of fever or cold-like symptoms. Severe children can have neurological symptoms such as dyspnea, palpitations, irritability, listlessness, vomiting, etc., and the preventive measures for hand, foot and mouth disease are as follows:

    Clause. 1. Avoid contact with patients as much as possible.

    Clause. 2. During the epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease, try to avoid going to crowded public places as much as possible, and the home must regularly open windows for ventilation to maintain air circulation. If you are returning from a supermarket, playground, vegetable market, etc., be sure to change your clothes, wash your hands at the same time, and pay attention to hand hygiene.

    Clause. 3. Regular vaccination against hand, foot and mouth disease.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    , preventive control measures.

    Hand, foot and mouth disease is transmitted in many ways, and infants, young children and children are generally susceptible. Good hygiene for children, at home and in childcare facilities is key to preventing infection.

    a) Personal precautions.

    1.Wash your hands with soap or hand sanitizer before eating, after using the toilet and after going out, do not let children drink raw water or eat raw or cold food, and avoid contact with sick children;

    2.Caregivers should wash their hands before touching children, change diapers for young children, and dispose of dirt properly.

    3.Feeding bottles and pacifiers used by infants and young children should be fully cleaned before and after use;

    4.During the epidemic period of this disease, it is not advisable to take children to public places where people gather and have poor air circulation, pay attention to maintaining family environmental hygiene, ventilate the living room frequently, and dry clothes and quilts frequently;

    5.Children with relevant symptoms should go to a medical institution for medical treatment in time. Children at home**, do not touch other children, parents should dry or disinfect the child's clothes in time, and disinfect the child's feces in time; Children with mild symptoms do not need to be hospitalized, and can stay at home and rest to reduce cross-infection.

    2) Prevention and control measures for collective units such as childcare institutions and primary schools.

    1.During the epidemic season, classrooms and dormitories should be well ventilated;

    2.Toys, personal hygiene utensils, tableware and other items are cleaned and disinfected daily;

    3.Staff should wear gloves when cleaning or disinfecting toilets. Wash your hands immediately after washing;

    4.Wipe and disinfect the surfaces of doorknobs, stair handrails, desktops and other objects every day;

    5.educate and guide children to develop the habit of proper handwashing;

    6.Morning check-ups are carried out every day, and when suspicious children are found, measures should be taken to send the children to the hospital in time and rest at home; Items used by the child should be disinfected immediately;

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a contagious disease caused by enteroviruses. Typical symptoms of slippery form are: fever, anorexia, stomalia, maculopapular rash on the oral mucosa, and a smaller herpes than chickenpox can be seen on the distal hands and feet, which is absorbed after 2 to 3 days without scarring.

    Occasionally seen in the arms and buttocks, the course of the disease is about 1 week, common in children under 4 years old, and mostly in summer. 4 to 8 days before the onset of the disease, there are mild fever, loss of appetite and other aura.

    Prevention: You can use 9 grams of Guanzhong, decoction liquid, one dose a day, and drink instead of tea rent.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, and there are more than 20 types of enteroviruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease, among which coxsackievirus type A16 (COX

    A16) and enterovirus type 71 (EV

    71) Most common. It mostly occurs in children under 5 years old, showing mouth pain, anorexia, low-grade fever, vesicles or small ulcers in the hands, feet, oral cavity and other parts, most children heal spontaneously in about a week, and a few children can cause complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningoencephalitis. Prevention of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease:

    Wash your hands frequently, eat cooked food, drink boiled water, dry clothes and quilts, and ventilate frequently. You can also take the good doctor's new solution, **oral mucosa is damaged, and at the same time, rub the doctor's new solution, **hand, foot and buttocks and other parts** injury.

  7. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The first initial symptom of hand, foot and mouth disease.

    The rash that appears on the hands and feet can sometimes be seen on the buttocks and perianal area.

    Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) initial symptom 2.

    Symptoms similar to those of an upper respiratory tract infection, such as coughing, runny nose and drooling, may be present in some children.

    Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) initial symptom 3.

    Oval or prismatic blisters appear on the dorsal backs of the fingers and toes of the hands and feet, blisters, surrounded by redness, and the fluid of the blisters is clear. The long axis of the blister is consistent with the striae. Then the center of the blister is concave, dry and yellow, and falls off (desquamation).

    In addition, there may be hard, reddish papules or blisters scattered on the tips of the fingers and toes.

    The first symptom of hand, foot and mouth disease is four.

    There are also scattered blisters in the mouth, such as the lips, tongue, oral mucosa, and gums, and the child salivates and refuses to eat due to the pain of mouth ulcers.

    The key to preventing HFMD is to pay attention to the hygiene of the home and surrounding environment, and pay attention to personal hygiene. Wash your hands with soap or hand sanitizer before eating, after using the toilet, and after going out; Do not drink raw water and do not eat raw and cold food; The living room should be ventilated frequently; Dry your clothes and quilts frequently. During the epidemic, do not take children to crowded public places with poor air circulation, and avoid contact with sick children.

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