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Hand, foot and mouth disease and herpangina in children are acute infectious diseases caused by enterovirus infection, and enter the peak season every summer. The child has a high fever that does not subside, a mouth full of blisters, and cannot eat or sleep well. How can this disease be prevented? How do I care if I get sick?
Recently, there has been an increase in cases of HFMD and herpangina in children aged 0-5 years, both of which are common acute infectious diseases in children.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is mainly characterized by fever, oral mucosal herpes or ulcers, skin rash on the hands, feet, buttocks and other parts as the main characteristics, the vast majority of children have mild symptoms, a small number of children will have neurological or cardiopulmonary complications, severe cases may even be life-threatening. The younger the child, the greater the likelihood of severe illness, so parents need to pay attention to the child's condition and seek medical attention in time.
Member of Child Health Care and Developmental Behavior Group, China Maternal and Child Health Care Association Liu Hui: Herpangina and hand, foot and mouth disease are different manifestations caused by the same pathogen, and then its disease has different names, both are caused by enterovirus infection, and every summer is a high season. At this time, because of some environment, temperature, and crowd gathering, it may be related to these factors. Herpangina It is mainly manifested as oral herpes, which we can see during pharyngeal examination, and children may have fever. Hand, foot and mouth disease is not only the mouth has this herpes, the hands and feet can also appear herpes, there are these three parts, the three parts of the hand, foot and mouth have this manifestation of herpes, it is called hand, foot and mouth disease. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a contagious disease, the child needs to be isolated at home for two weeks, the clinical manifestations are relieved, and the symptoms generally recover within one week, but its infectious period is two weeks.
Reducing exposure to sources of infection Early medical attention is key
Many parents of children are also confused, usually take care of their children very carefully, and pay attention to hygiene, why do they get hand, foot and mouth disease and herpangina?
Experts say that hand, foot and mouth disease and herpangina have many ways of infection: on the one hand, patients and recessive infections are the source of infection. It can be spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions such as throat secretions, saliva, droplets from sneezing, etc. On the other hand, it can be transmitted indirectly through hands, towels, handkerchiefs, drinking cups, tooth cups, bowls and chopsticks, feeding bottles, pacifiers, underwear and intimate clothing, toys, bedding, table and chair surfaces, doorknobs, etc. contaminated with enteroviruses. These are key links in preventing contagion.
Liu Hui, Member of Child Health Care and Developmental Behavior Group, China Maternal and Child Health Association: First of all, I think we should try to reduce our exposure to this source of infection, and we better go to less closed and ventilated places; Then is to wash hands frequently, if the child diagnosed with the disease, it is best to follow the doctor's advice and observe at home for two weeks; The usual diet should be light and drink plenty of water, so that it is conducive to the recovery of the disease.
(CCTV reporter Sun Jinyan Huang Yichen)