How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease

It is the peak season of hand, foot and mouth disease again. This kind of disease is prone to occur in children, and the main symptoms are rash and fever. So how to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in this season? Let me introduce it to you in detail below;

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. The sick child should not come into contact with other children. Parents should hang or disinfect the sick child's clothes in time and clean up the sick child's feces in time.

Carry out disinfection; 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. Any 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 article describes the relevant knowledge about how to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease. I believe that after reading this, you all have a deep understanding of the prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease. I also hope that everyone will care about your children’s health and let them grow up more healthily.