What is the knowledge about hand, foot and mouth disease prevention and control?

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a disease common to humans and animals. This disease is quite harmful to humans, especially to children. Therefore, many parents are particularly worried that their children will get hand, foot and mouth disease. The following content will introduce in detail what knowledge is available for the prevention and treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease. As a parent, you can have a comprehensive understanding of these aspects.

1. Children should wash their hands with soap or hand sanitizer before meals, after defecation and after going out. Do not let children drink raw water or eat raw or cold food, and avoid contact with sick children.

2. Caregivers must wash their hands before contacting children, changing diapers, and handling feces, and dispose of waste properly.

3. Bottles and nipples used by infants and young children should be thoroughly cleaned before and after use.

4. During the epidemic period, it is not advisable to bring children to public places where people gather and air circulation is poor. Pay attention to maintaining a clean home environment, ventilate the room frequently, and dry clothes and quilts frequently.

5. Children should go to a medical institution promptly if they develop related symptoms. Sick children should not come into contact with other children. Parents should promptly dry or disinfect the sick children's clothes and disinfect the sick children's feces in a timely manner. Children with mild symptoms do not need to be hospitalized and should be treated and rest at home to reduce cross infection.

6. Clean and disinfect toys, personal hygiene utensils, tableware and other items daily.

7. Child care units should conduct morning inspections every day. If any suspected sick child is found, they should be promptly sent to the hospital for treatment or have the child rest at home. Items used by the sick child should be disinfected immediately.

8. When the number of children with the disease increases, report it to the health and education departments in a timely manner. According to the needs of epidemic control, local education and health departments may decide to take measures to close childcare institutions or primary schools.

The above content introduces the knowledge of hand, foot and mouth disease prevention and control. For many parents, in order to prevent their children from getting this disease, they must have a comprehensive understanding of the above content. Knowing the prevention and control knowledge of this disease can help children do better in hygiene and other aspects in daily life, so as to stay away from hand, foot and mouth disease.