Watch Out For Signs Of Foot And Mouth Disease

Currently, the country is tending to increase hand, foot and mouth disease, especially in young children. Parents need to be aware of the signs of the disease to prevent as well as timely treatment for their children, to avoid widespread spread.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is what disease?
HFMD is an infectious disease caused by an acute virus called Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71. The disease is easily transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract or by direct contact with saliva, feces .

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Hand, foot and mouth disease can occur in all subjects However, children under 10 years old are the most vulnerable group.



In Vietnam, the disease can appear at any time but from March to May and September to December is the time with the highest number of cases and the most increasing.
Pathways of hand, foot and mouth disease transmission in children
The virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease is easily spread rapidly, directly from person to person through the secretions from the nose, mouth, or direct contact through the mouth or contact with the stool, saliva of the infected person.
The incubation period is the best time to spread the virus to cause disease. The routes of transmission of hand, foot and mouth disease in children include:
- Children are in direct contact with an infected person
- Children holding toys and objects of sick children
- Children are exposed to nasal discharge, vesicles or stool of an infected person
- Infected children through the hands of caregivers
Hand, foot and mouth disease can be spread through droplets of nose, saliva, etc.
Stages and signs of hand, foot and mouth disease in children
Hand, foot and mouth disease is easily spread from person to person so it is easy to break up into a pandemic if not well controlled. Therefore, grasping the signs of the disease to prevent, detect and treat early is important for parents to protect the health of the child.
The signs of hand, foot and mouth disease vary, depending on the stage of the disease
Incubation period: At this time the disease has not manifested, this stage lasts 3 - 6 days.




Stage of onset: Symptoms such as:
- Children with fever, fatigue, may have a low fever from 37.5 to 38 degrees C, may have a high fever from 38 - 39 degrees C
- Pain in teeth and mouth
- Sore throat
- Excessive salivation
- Diarrhea
- Anorexic
Stage of full bloom: With the following manifestations:
- Children with a rash that burns the soles of the feet, the hands, the buttocks ... The blisters are about 2 - 10mm in diameter, oval, may protrude or hide under the skin, are painless, non-itchy.
- Mouth sores: mucosa of cheeks, gums, tongue of babies have balloons of diameter 2-3 mm. They are fragile and cause pain when eating.
- Body: Children have disorders of perception, convulsions, delirium.




Not all children with hand, foot and mouth have these symptoms. There are children who are sick but only appear mouth ulcers, which is easy to be confused with normal mouth ulcers. There are cases where there is very little bullae, interspersed with erythema nodules, even only erythema without bullae.
If the condition is mild, the baby only needs home care and after 7-10 days the disease will go away. The case of high fever above 39 degrees C lasts with a few manifestations such as seizures, shortness of breath ... it should take your baby to the hospital immediately.




The typical manifestation of the disease is that the child has a fever and boils on the palms and feet
Dangerous complications of hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease may resolve if well cared for. However, if not treated promptly, the disease can lead to dangerous complications such as:
- Children with viral meningitis with symptoms of fever, stiff neck, headache, back pain ... At this time, the baby needs to be hospitalized immediately for timely treatment.
- If not taken care, clean hygiene can cause superinfection at the acne, boils on the skin of the child.
- In addition, hand, foot and mouth disease also causes a number of complications such as polio, encephalitis.
Measures to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in children
Hand, foot and mouth disease is very dangerous, can spread and break out into a pandemic if not well controlled.



If not treated promptly, the disease can cause many complications for the health of the child, so the prevention of the disease plays an extremely important role to protect your baby.
Parents should apply the following measures to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease for children:
- Hygiene and eating for children should be cooked and boiled
- Make sure the source of food is clear from the source, no toxins or chemicals
- The children's eating utensils must be washed, it is best to rinse boiling water before use
- The source of water for children to drink or use for cooking needs to be clean
- Do not chew on rice, suck rice for children to avoid spreading the virus from the gastrointestinal tract
- Do not let children share towels, washbasins, eating utensils such as spoons, bowls ... with other children
- Avoid sucking, sucking toys
- Clean personal hygiene for each baby
- Should clean, wash the surface of items that children often contact such as toys, doorknobs, floors ...
- When a child is sick or suspected of having hand, foot and mouth disease, he or she should be dropped out of school to avoid spreading the infection to others
Currently, hand-foot-and-mouth disease is spreading very fast.



Parents need to pay special attention and apply these.

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