How to treat hand, foot and mouth disease in children

In fact, hand, foot and mouth disease is a skin disease caused by viral infection. For people with low immunity, the chance of developing hand, foot and mouth disease is very high, so infants and young children have become a high-risk group for hand, foot and mouth disease. When a baby develops hand, foot and mouth disease, blisters often form on the persimmons, and oral ulcers also grow inside the mouth. At this time, parents need to understand the treatment methods for hand, foot and mouth disease in infants.

Treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

In most children, the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease are not serious and will not be life-threatening. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection like the common cold. There is no specific medicine for it. You don't need to take antibiotics or Chinese patent medicine. Just treat the symptoms and wait for it to heal on its own.

Although hand, foot and mouth disease seems to be much more serious than a cold, it is still a disease with no specific medicine, and there is no need to take antibiotics, Chinese patent medicines, or so-called antiviral drugs; if the body temperature is too high, you can give your child antipyretic drugs; it will take about 7-10 days for the child to recover on his own.

Herpes in the mouth can make your baby very painful and cause him to refuse to eat. Mothers can let their babies rinse their mouths with warm water or salt water, eat some warm liquids or soft foods that do not require chewing to make the baby more comfortable, or give them ice milk or ice cream to relieve discomfort.

Although in most cases the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease are mild, similar to the common cold. However, a small proportion will develop into severe illness, such as meningitis, myocarditis, etc. Severe cases cannot be prevented, and some very serious cases may even be life-threatening. Perhaps this is what makes hand, foot and mouth disease so scary.

It is very important to detect severe illness early and seek medical treatment in time. If your child is under 3 years old, parents should pay special attention. In the first few days of the onset of the disease, if there are the following symptoms: persistent high fever, mental depression or irritability, startling during sleep, vomiting, please do not hesitate to take your child to the emergency room immediately. If your doctor suspects meningitis, a lumbar puncture may be necessary. Please do not resist and follow the doctor's instructions.

Spread of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

Hand, foot and mouth disease can be transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract (fecal-oral route) and the respiratory tract (droplets, coughing, sneezing, etc.). In addition, contact with the patient's oral and nasal secretions, skin or mucous membrane herpes fluid, and contaminated hands and objects can also cause transmission. To sum it up simply in one sentence, illness comes from the mouth.