Is Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease In Children Dangerous …

Hand, foot and mouth disease is one of the human syndromes caused by Picornaviridae, a common disease in infants and young children. This is a very common infectious disease in children under 5 years old, in Vietnam, hand, foot and mouth disease or outbreak in transition period and summer. So is hand, foot and mouth disease in children dangerous? Let's find out about this disease:
Bullae that pop up in the mouth and hands and feet should be called hand, foot and mouth disease
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Manifestations of the disease
Hand, foot and mouth is an infectious disease
Complications of limbs mouth like
How to prevent and prevent hand, foot and mouth disease
Note when children infected hands, feet and mouth
Manifestations of the disease
The disease is usually characterized by fever, sore throat and succulent rash, the succulents are sized 2 - 10mm gray oval. The first symptom of the disease is a child with mild fever, anorexia, fatigue and sore throat. One to two days after the onset of fever, the child begins to have a sore mouth and has red spots behind the tongue or gum and inside the cheek

. The red spots will then develop into succulents and lead to ulcers that cause pain, discomfort, and even anorexia. The blisters then begin to appear on the red limbs and some form bullous, which does not cause itching that often appears on the palms of the hands and feet. However, you may appear in the buttocks and sometimes only in the mouth but not in other positions Not when hand, foot and mouth disease are mentioned above, some children only have sore throat, some have no obvious symptoms.




The child has a fever, tiredness, anorexia or refusal to eat
Hand, foot and mouth is an infectious disease
People who are sick are most likely to spread to others, especially during the first week of illness, but the disease can still be transmitted after the second week of illness symptoms have resolved Adults who carry the disease or the virus may not have any symptoms such as fever or bullae, but because they may carry the virus, they can spread it to others especially if they come into contact with children, Children weak resistance. Limbs are spread through the following routes:
- By saliva route like eating and drinking dishes, cups. When sneezing, saliva droplets from an infected object to an uninfected host are also an infectious pathway.
- Through close gestures such as hugging, sharing items such as pillows or towels.
- Contact with faeces (which occurs during diaper changes), contact with pus, touch the surface of the virus
Complications of limbs mouth like
Complications of this disease are not serious, the disease is usually mild and most patients recover in 7 to 10 days without medical treatment. However, if the disease is caused by Enterovirus 71, some children have very dangerous cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological complications such as encephalitis, myocarditis, meningitis, and polio. More dangerous is that these complications are difficult to detect early because the symptoms are almost the same as those of normal hand, foot and mouth disease.



If the doctor is inexperienced and the family does not pay attention, it will be difficult to detect for accurate and timely treatment.
Complications requiring medical intervention
For children with brain complications often do not have deep coma but have symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, constant crying, startled at waking or sleepy, headache, stiff neck, back pain. Children may be startled, babble, play, tremor, limbs. In addition, when complications have manifestations such as very high fever, vomiting, skin rash. Rapid pulse but no high fever, weak legs, distorted mouth. When complications occur if not treated properly and promptly children can die in a few hours.
There are several studies showing that if a woman is infected with hand, foot and mouth disease during the first 3 months of pregnancy, it can lead to miscarriage, although this is very rare. So to prevent pregnant women should avoid contact with people who are sick.




How to prevent and prevent hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common disease, or seasonal outbreak, especially when the season is delivered and in the summer, around March to May and September to December is the time when hand, foot and mouth disease is most powerful. We can reduce the risk of getting or spreading the disease in the following ways:
- Wash your hands often with antibacterial soap for at least 20 seconds, especially later.

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