What should I do if my child has hand, foot and mouth disease?

Updated on healthy 2024-07-11
9 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    It is not terrible to have hand, foot and mouth disease, but if the condition worsens, you should go to the hospital in time. The younger a child with HFMD is, the more likely the disease is to become severe. Therefore, in addition to isolation and rest, parents should closely observe the changes in the child's condition to prevent the aggravation of the disease, and remember 12 words:

    High body temperature, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, poor spirits. If your child has symptoms such as high fever, rapid heart rate (pulse), shortness of breath, pale or bruising, weak limbs, inactivity, listlessness, always wanting to sleep, and no energy, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible. The prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease can be summed up in 15 words:

    Wash your hands frequently, eat cooked food, drink boiled water, ventilate more, and dry clothes and quilts. Specifically, wash your hands before eating and after using the toilet, and bathe frequently; Drink boiled water, don't drink raw water, don't eat raw and cold food, and eat leftovers after heating; Caregivers should wash their hands before touching children, change diapers for young children, and dispose of feces properly. Feeding bottles and pacifiers used by infants and young children should be fully cleaned before and after use; Try not to take children to make a fuss in the hot pile; The child's nutrition is reasonable, so that the child can rest well, bask in the sun appropriately, and enhance immunity; Family members' clothes and bedding are exposed to the sun, and the children's rooms are often ventilated.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Children's hand, foot and mouth disease is mostly contagious, and mothers should not take their babies to crowded places, often wash their hands and face to their babies, and pay attention to hygiene should be preventable.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Hello, this friend, I am happy to answer for you, the child has hand, foot and mouth disease, and should be hospitalized in time**, and the other child should not contact the baby for the time being, in order to prevent infection.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is an infectious disease in children, also known as exanthematous vesicular stomatitis. It mostly occurs in children under 5 years old, and can cause herpes in the hands, feet, oral cavity and other parts, and a small number of children can cause complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningoencephalitis. In some cases of severe disease, if the disease progresses rapidly, it can lead to death.

    The main clinical symptom of the disease is herpes on the mucous membranes of the hands, feet, and the mouth, or the formation of ulcers after ulceration. Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by an enterovirus.

    After infection with enterovirus, children usually start with fever, which is usually about 38. Scattered herpes on the oral mucosa, the size of a grain of rice, with significant pain (Figure 1); Rice-sized blisters appear on the palms (Figure 2) or soles of the feet (Figure 3), and the buttocks may be affected. There is an inflammatory redness around the herpes and less fluid inside the blisters.

    Patients with mild symptoms such as cough, runny nose and drooling may have symptoms similar to upper respiratory tract infection in the early stage, and some children may have nausea and vomiting. Fever 1 to 2 days after the appearance of a rash, usually on the hands, feet, buttocks, or oral mucosal herpes. Some children do not have fever and only present with rash on the hands, feet, and buttocks or herpangina, which is mild.

    Most children recover within a week of a drop in body temperature, resolution of rash, and recovery.

    Meningitis, encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, pulmonary edema, circulatory disorders, etc. occur in severe cases about 1-5 days after the onset of the disease, and a very small number of cases are critically ill and can cause death, and surviving cases can leave sequelae. Severe patients present with poor spirit, drowsiness, irritability, headache, vomiting, and even coma; limb tremor, myoclonus, eye movement disorders; shortness of breath, dyspnea, cyanosis of the lips, cough, cough up white, pink, or bloody frothy sputum; pale complexion, cold extremities, cyanosis of the fingers (toes); The pulse is shallow or weakened or even disappears, and blood pressure rises or falls.

    If infants and young children have the above uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment, so as not to delay the condition and get effective in time**.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    At first, I also thought it was a minor illness.

    Later, I went to the hospital and was directly arranged to be hospitalized.

    Today, I received a ** saying that someone will come to my house for a visit and investigation in a few days.

    It's serious.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    There is no need to worry too much, hand, foot and mouth disease has been found for several years, and doctors will have a way to treat it, the most important thing is to pay attention to hygiene and wash your hands more.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    It doesn't seem to be very serious for the time being, so let's feed the medicine quickly. At that time, we were fed Pudilan oral liquid and cefaclor.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Go to the hospital and see, hand, foot and mouth disease is contagious, and it's quite serious.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

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