What are the methods of disinfection for hand, foot and mouth disease?

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common disease among children. Now that environmental pollution is particularly serious, the chance of children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease has greatly increased, especially because it spreads quickly. Once hand, foot and mouth disease occurs in children, it will be particularly serious. There are many ways to disinfect hand, foot and mouth disease. Here we will introduce the disinfection methods for hand, foot and mouth disease.

When a child with hand, foot and mouth disease appears in the home, he or she should be properly isolated. The sick child’s tableware, toys, daily necessities, excrement, etc. need to be disinfected. Since enterovirus can be quickly inactivated at 50°C and is very sensitive to ultraviolet rays, dryness, etc., exposure to the sun or boiling may be the preferred disinfection method for some contaminated items.

★ Isolation measures: Children with mild symptoms do not need to be hospitalized. They should be treated and rest at home to reduce cross infection. Children receiving home treatment should not come into contact with other children.

★ Excrement disinfection: For thin excrement or vomitus, add 50 grams of bleaching powder per liter; for formed feces, add 2 parts of 50 grams/liter chlorine-containing disinfectant solution to 1 part of feces, mix well and let it sit for 2 hours. The container containing excrement should be soaked in 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 2 hours.

★ Disinfection of tableware: Boil for 20 minutes, or soak in 250 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant solution for 30 minutes.

★ Disinfection of daily necessities and toys: Boil for 20 minutes or expose to sunlight; or wipe and disinfect with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant solution for 30 minutes; or wipe and disinfect with 0.3% peracetic acid for 1 hour, then wipe with clean water after disinfection. If conditions permit, you can use direct ultraviolet light for 30 minutes.

★ Disinfection of patients' clothing: Boil them after washing or expose them to the sun for 20 minutes; or soak them in 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 minutes and then wash them with clean water. It should be noted that chlorine-containing disinfectants can easily fade colored clothing.

★ Disinfection of door handles, beds and other furniture: Use 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant solution to wipe and disinfect for 30 minutes.

★ Air disinfection: Open windows regularly to ventilate the room and keep the air flowing. If conditions permit, use ultraviolet light when no one is around.

★ Disinfection of domestic sewage: Use 50 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant solution for 2 hours.

★ Garbage disinfection: Spray with 1 gram/liter chlorine-containing disinfectant solution for 2 hours.

The above are the disinfection methods for hand, foot and mouth disease. Only by mastering these disinfection methods in daily life and disinfecting various daily necessities, tableware, clothing, etc. can we effectively avoid hand, foot and mouth disease. Children have weak constitutions and the chance of contracting hand, foot and mouth disease will be greatly increased, so we must pay attention to these eating habits to effectively avoid the disease.