Are HFMD symptoms contagious and how is HFMD transmitted?

Updated on healthy 2024-08-07
6 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common condition in infants and children. 1. Acute onset, fever; 2. Scattered herpes appear in the oral mucosa, the size of rice grains, and the pain is obvious; 3. Rice-sized blisters appear on the palms or soles of the feet, and the buttocks or knees can occasionally be affected; 4. There is inflammatory redness around the herpes, and there is less fluid in the blister; 5. Some children may be accompanied by cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and headache.

    **Suggestion. 1. First, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, take medicine according to the doctor's instructions, and rest in bed. 2. If necessary, you can take Chinese patent medicines, such as pediatric pharyngeal flat powder, Qingkailing oral liquid, banlan root powder and other oral medicines.

    3. Take watermelon cream or Smecta and apply it to the affected area of the mouth. 4. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the oral cavity, clean the oral cavity with normal saline every day, and at the same time pay attention to the patient to prevent him from scratching the herpes to prevent ulceration and infection.

    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. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    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 enteroviruses, and it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for **, pay attention to isolation.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    It is contagious, it is the infection of the virus, there are small red blisters in the palms of the hands and feet, and there are bubbles in the mouth, and many children will have fever.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    No, but you should pay attention to your baby's hygiene to prevent illness from entering the mouth.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Hand, foot and mouth infection! Adults can also be contagious, but the symptoms are not obvious.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Hello, there are three main ways of transmission of hand, foot and mouth disease:

    1. Hand, foot and mouth disease is mainly transmitted through close contact with people, so once a child becomes ill in childcare institutions, schools and other places with a large number of children, it will be easy to break out of infection. Because the virus of hand, foot and mouth disease is generally easy to be infected in the population, and the immune system of young children is not perfect, it is impossible to obtain corresponding antibodies through hidden infection, especially in children under 3 years old.

    2. The occurrence of hand, foot and mouth disease is mainly caused by enteroviruses, and these viruses can be transmitted through indirect contact through saliva, herpes fluid, feces, etc., once they come into contact with the hands, towels, tooth cups, eating utensils, milk utensils and other supplies contaminated by the virus, they can cause infection.

    3. Hand, foot and mouth disease is mainly caused by the virus in the intestine, and it will spread through dietary transmission, contaminated water, unhygienic food, spoiled food, and expired food can make the bacteria spread, thus causing a large number of infections. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to a healthy diet, do not drink cold water, and do not eat raw and cold food to avoid infection.

    Therefore, while preventing hand, foot and mouth disease, it is best to cut off the transmission route of the disease, so that the baby can stay away from the virus. When it is found that the baby suffers from hand, foot and mouth disease, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible, and pay attention to taking care of the child in life, due to fever, oral herpes and other reasons, the child's appetite is poor, it is recommended to prepare light and tasty, easy to digest liquid food.

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