Hand foot mouth symptoms in children

summary

When it comes to HFMD, maybe we've all seen it. This disease mostly occurs in children. It is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus. At the beginning of the disease, it is similar to a cold. Fever may last for 4 to 5 days. Palms, feet will appear rash or blisters, mouth ulcers, can lead to dysphagia, loss of appetite. Children with hand foot mouth symptoms, I'll tell you about it.

Hand foot mouth symptoms in children

HFMD can spread the virus through direct contact with the patient's blisters. It can also spread through contact with the patient's skin, throat secretions and used towels. Generally, children are infected with each other. It is not common for adults to pass HFMD to children.

Mild HFMD patients have symptoms of cough, runny nose and drooling in the early stage, and some may have nausea and vomiting. The rash usually appears on the hands, feet and buttocks after 1-2 days of fever. Some patients will not have fever, but will have rash on the hands, feet and buttocks, which is relatively mild.

However, severe patients will have meningitis, encephalitis and other complications within 1-5 days of onset, and a few will be critically ill, which may also lead to death. The general manifestations of patients are poor spirit, drowsiness, headache, vomiting, even coma, pulse weakening or even disappearing, and blood pressure rising or falling.

matters needing attention

It's very important to prevent hand foot mouth disease and clean it. Don't let children drink raw water or eat cold food, and avoid contacting sick children. If there are children in the family, pay attention to the disinfection and cleaning of things used by children, and pay attention to daily gout.