When is the peak period for hand, foot and mouth disease? Experts will tell you

As an infectious disease, hand, foot and mouth disease is mostly caused by intestinal infection-related diseases. This disease is most likely to occur in the summer every year because the air is humid and the temperature is high at this stage, which is more suitable for the growth environment of bacteria.

1. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common and frequently occurring infectious disease that can be caused by a variety of enteroviruses, but Coxsackie CA16 virus and enterovirus 71 are the most common. The disease is most prevalent from May to July every year. Before the peak period arrives, 99 kindly reminds parents that in addition to paying attention to family and personal hygiene, letting children wash their hands frequently, ventilate frequently, and dry clothes and quilts in time, try not to bring children to public places with dense crowds and poor air circulation during the epidemic period, and try to let children drink boiled water and eat cooked food.

2. It is also necessary to disinfect children's toys, utensils, and tableware regularly. The disinfection method is relatively simple. Just use disinfectant to wipe the surface of door handles, stair railings, tabletops and other objects every day to achieve the purpose of disinfection. Children's bottles, pacifiers, tableware, towels and other items can be boiled for 3 minutes to kill viruses.

3. Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus. It is common in children under 5 years old and over 1 year old. It can cause herpes on the hands, feet, mouth and other parts of the body. Some patients may develop complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningoencephalitis.

Suggestions: Patients with hand, foot and mouth disease must pay attention to hygiene, keep the oral cavity clean, ventilate the room and keep the temperature appropriate, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits; and wash children's products frequently. When hand, foot and mouth disease is prevalent, try to keep children away from public places to reduce the chance of infection.

4. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common disease in infants and children, which is more common in summer and early autumn and is characterized by fever, oral ulcers and herpes. The incubation period, from infection to the onset of symptoms, is usually 3 to 6 days. Initial symptoms are low-grade fever, loss of appetite, malaise, and often sore throat; 1 to 2 days after the fever, oral ulcers appear, starting as small red blisters and often turning into ulcers. Oral herpes is common on the tongue, gums, and buccal mucosa of the mouth. After 1 to 2 days, maculopapular rashes may appear on the skin, some of which are herpes. The rash is not itchy and is common on the palms and soles, and may also be seen on the buttocks. Some patients only have rashes or mouth ulcers, which are usually caused by enteroviruses, the most common of which are Coxsackievirus A16 or enterovirus 71.