Symptoms and prevention of hand foot mouth disease

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Hand foot mouth disease (HFMD) is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus, which mostly occurs in infants and young children. It can cause herpes in hand, foot, mouth and other parts. Some patients can cause myocarditis, pulmonary edema, aseptic meningoencephalitis and other complications. There are more than 20 enteroviruses causing HFMD, among which coxsackievirus a16 (Cox a16) and enterovirus 71 (EV 71) are the most common pathogens. Symptoms and prevention of hand foot mouth disease? Let's talk about it

Symptoms and prevention of hand foot mouth disease

Hand foot mouth disease (HFMD) is a kind of enteroviral disease. The incubation period is generally 3-7 days, without obvious precursor symptoms: most patients suddenly get sick. It mainly invades the hands, feet, mouth and buttocks; Clinically there are no pain, no itching, no scab, no scar of the four characteristics. At the initial stage, there may be mild symptoms.

Due to the pain of oral ulcer, the child salivated and refused to eat. Oral mucosal rash appeared earlier, initially as miliform macular papules or blisters, surrounded by a red halo, mainly in the tongue and cheek, lip and tooth side also often occur.

There were flat or convex macular papules or herpes on the distal part of hands and feet. The rash was not itchy. The macular papules changed from red to dark in about 5 days, and then subsided; Herpes is round or oval, flat and convex, with turbid liquid in it. Its long diameter is consistent with the direction of dermatoglyphs, such as soybeans. Generally, there is no pain and itching, and no trace is left after healing. Hand, foot and mouth lesions may not all appear in the same patient. Blisters and rashes usually subside after a week.

matters needing attention

First, good health habits are very important to prevent infection. Parents should educate their children to strengthen personal hygiene, wash their hands before and after meals, brush their teeth, gargle and bathe frequently. To drink boiled water, do not drink raw water, do not eat cold food, leftovers should be completely heated before eating. Second, for infants under 3 years old, parents should take good care of their children, don't let them play on the ground, don't feed them with their own chewed food, and also pay attention to personal hygiene. Third, parents should try their best not to take their children to crowded public places, especially try to avoid contact with other children with fever and rash diseases, so as to reduce the chance of being infected.