How to prevent hand foot mouth disease in children

Update Date: 2021-10-12 Source: Network

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Hand foot mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus. The incidence rate in summer and autumn is the highest in one year. It occurs mostly in children under 5 years old, especially children under three years old. Children with anorexia, high fever and other symptoms, hand, foot, oral parts of herpes, so it is known as hand, foot and mouth disease. Children with mild symptoms can recover within 5-7 days, but a few children with myocarditis, pulmonary edema, meningoencephalitis and other complications lead to rapid death. Because of the lack of effective drugs for symptomatic treatment, the prevention of HFMD is particularly important. Now let's talk about it!

How to prevent hand foot mouth disease in children

First: effective prevention of hand foot mouth disease, must do a good job in the baby's personal hygiene. Wash your children's hands with soap before meals, after defecation and when you come back from work. Baby bottles and pacifiers should be cleaned in time and disinfected regularly. Children's toys and household utensils should also be cleaned and disinfected frequently. 　　　　　

Second: don't take children to public places where there are more people, especially in the outbreak of hand foot and mouth disease, reduce playing with other children, so as to avoid contacting the children of patients, pay attention to keep the family room clean, open the windows frequently for ventilation, and frequently dry clothes and quilts.

Third: to educate children to keep good habits, not sucking fingers, do not eat junk food and some unreliable drinks. Mothers should also pay attention to their children's daily temperature changes, whether there are abnormal changes in the palms, soles and mouth. If they find typical symptoms of HFMD, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

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For the prevention of HFMD, it is enough for mothers to do the above. Even if a child has HFMD, he should not be too afraid. In most cases, the children can be cured within a week, and the prognosis is good. Only in some cases, the disease progressed rapidly and serious complications occurred.