As the weather gets hotter and hotter, the hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemic season is coming. New mothers can see it, let's learn the knowledge of prevention and control of foot and mouth disease!
What is hand-foot-and-mouth disease?
HFMD is a common infectious disease in children caused by a variety of human enteroviruses, mostly in preschool children (especially infants and young children aged 1-2 years), with a high incidence of 4 to 7 months and highly contagious.
It is characterized by fever, ulcers or herpes scattered from the oral mucosa, and maculopapular or herpes on the hands, feet, and buttocks, and may be accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite, sore throat, runny nose, cough, nausea, vomiting, and headaches.
How hand-foot-and-mouth disease is transmitted
There are many ways of transmission of hand-foot-and-mouth disease, which can be transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract (fecal-oral route), through the respiratory tract (droplets, cough, sneezing), and contaminated hands, towels, toys, tableware, bedding, etc.
For example, if one child in the class falls ill, it may cause multiple children in the class to fall ill at the same time and have the same symptoms. Children with hand, foot and mouth who do not wash their hands after going to the toilet, play with toys that come into contact with other children, etc., can also lead to infection.
How to tell if a child has hand-foot-and-mouth disease
The most typical symptom: blistering
Presents with blisters similar to herpes and ulcers in the palms of the hands, backs of the hands, feet, mouth, and buttocks.
Refusal to eat
Slightly older children will tell their parents that their mouths hurt, and if the younger children cry for no reason or cry as soon as they are fed, then they can observe whether there are blisters or ulcers in his mouth, because this kind of performance will affect his eating and cause the children not to eat.
Fever is present
This type of fever is mostly low-grade fever (body temperature is about 38.3 ° C - 38.5 ° C).
How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in daily life, and what should parents do?
1. Frequent hand washing is the most effective protective measure. Parents should teach their children to wash their hands with soap or hand sanitizer before meals, after going to the toilet, and after going out, and the palms of their hands, the backs of their hands, between their fingers, their fingers, and the mouth of the tiger cannot be spared.
2. Avoid close contact and play with sick children, and parents should avoid taking their children to crowded occasions during the epidemic of hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
3. Frequently clean and disinfect items that children often touch, such as bottles, toys, furniture handles, etc. Teach your child not to share personal items such as water glasses and towels with others when they are in kindergarten or school.
4. When symptoms such as fever and rash occur, take the child to a nearby hospital in time.