What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease in children?

We are now slowly entering summer when the temperature is rising, and it is the season when many infectious diseases are prevalent. Hand, foot and mouth disease has recently become popular again, especially for children with poor resistance. As parents, it is very important for children's health to know more about the symptoms, steps and precautions of hand, foot and mouth disease. Next, I will tell you some health knowledge about hand, foot and mouth disease in children.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a disease caused by enterovirus infection. The symptoms are as follows: first manifested as coughing, runny nose, irritability, crying, most of them do not have fever or have a low fever. One to three days after the onset of the disease, a rash appears on the hands, soles of the feet and inside the mouth. The diameter of the rash is about 3 mm. When the rash turns into blisters, it can be contagious to others. Red rashes on the hands and feet are less likely to affect the baby's mood, but burst blisters in the mouth will make the baby refuse to eat due to severe pain. The baby may drool frequently and have symptoms such as fever and restlessness. This disease is relatively mild and can heal on its own, but to prevent dehydration, the baby should be fed more warm water, juice and other beverages. If the child continues to have a fever, vomiting, or irritability, he or she should go to the hospital for treatment. Generally speaking, prevention of this disease is very important. During the epidemic season, you should avoid taking your baby to public places, educate your baby to develop good hygiene habits, wash hands before meals and after defecation, and disinfect tableware, daily necessities, toys, etc. regularly. Be careful not to scratch the blisters with your hands and cause bacterial infection.

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1. Disinfection and isolation: Once the baby is found to be infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, he should seek medical treatment in time and avoid contact with the outside world. Generally, he needs to be isolated for 2 weeks. Items used by the baby should be thoroughly disinfected: they can be soaked in chlorine-containing disinfectant, and items that are not suitable for soaking can be exposed to sunlight. The baby's room should be ventilated by opening windows regularly to keep the air fresh and flowing and the temperature appropriate. Families with the conditions can use lactic acid fumigation to disinfect the air every day. Reduce the number of people entering and leaving the baby's room, prohibit smoking, prevent air pollution, and avoid secondary infection. 2. Diet and nutrition: If a baby gets sick in the summer, he is prone to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance and needs proper hydration and nutrition. The baby should rest in bed for 1 week and drink plenty of warm water. The child had a poor appetite and was unwilling to eat due to fever and oral herpes. It is advisable to feed babies light, warm, delicious, easily digestible, soft liquid or semi-liquid food, and avoid cold, spicy, salty and other irritating foods. 3. Oral care: Babies may refuse to eat, drool, cry and stay awake due to oral pain. Keep the baby's mouth clean and rinse the mouth with saline before and after meals. For babies who cannot rinse their mouths, you can use a cotton swab dipped in saline to gently clean the mouth.

Do you understand the symptoms and prevention methods of hand, foot and mouth disease in children that the editor has explained above? Therefore, in order to effectively prevent children from getting this disease in life, we must pay attention to hygiene in time, wash children's hands and faces frequently, and observe their physical changes so that we can better prevent it.