Doctor, my child has been crying all the time in the last 2 days and has a bad appetite, let's see what's going on?
Your child may have hand, foot and mouth disease.
Impossible, we have been vaccinated and have not gone out, how can we get hand, foot and mouth disease?
First, let's learn about hand, foot and mouth disease .
What is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease?
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infectious disease in children caused by a group of enteroviruses, which is more common in children under 5 years old, commonly in summer and autumn, and most of them are manifested as fever and maculopapular rash and herpes on the hands, feet, mouth and buttocks; It may be accompanied by symptoms such as cough, runny nose, and loss of appetite. Some cases present only with rash or herpangina; In a few cases, the condition deteriorates rapidly and serious complications develop.
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Prognosis:
It usually heals within 1 week with no sequelae. Some children have symptoms of nail denailing 2~4 weeks after the disease, and new nails grow in 1~2 months. A small number of children develop severe disease due to the involvement of the heart, lungs, and nervous systems after the onset of the disease, and the mortality rate of severe children is high.
How is HFMD transmitted?
The virus is present in the stool, saliva, and herpes fluid of sick children and people with latent infections. Indirect contact transmission through saliva, herpes fluid, feces and other contaminated hands, towels, toys, toothbrushes, cups, bowls, bedding, pillows, etc.; airborne droplet transmission; Spread by drinking water and food contaminated with the virus.
Sick children and people with latent infection are the main sources of infection. Although they did not go out, they may have been in contact with someone with a latent infection.
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Why do I get hand, foot and mouth disease after vaccination?
There are many enteroviruses that cause HFMD, and there is no cross-protection between different enteroviruses, and EV71 vaccination can only prevent HFMD and related diseases caused by EV-A71 infection, but cannot prevent other enterovirus infections. Therefore, it is still possible to be infected with other enteroviruses after vaccination, but it reduces the risk of developing severe HFMD.
How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease
After the doctor's examination and symptomatic treatment, the child was quickly cured, so parents and friends are advised to:
1. Develop good personal habits, wash hands before meals and after using the toilet;
2. Maintain the hygiene of the household environment and disinfect it regularly;
3. Develop good dietary hygiene habits for children, do not drink raw water and do not eat raw food;
4. Avoid close contact with children with hand, foot and mouth disease;
5. Get immunized.
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