How old is the child likely to get hand, foot and mouth disease?

A few years ago, there were often patients with hand, foot and mouth disease in hospitals. Although hand, foot and mouth disease is now treated to a certain extent, many patients will make parents at a loss when a sudden attack occurs. Hand, foot and mouth disease generally has several dangerous periods. Children are under seven years old, and their physical resistance is slightly weaker. Hand, foot and mouth disease is more likely to occur under the age of ten.

1. How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease: Although there is no vaccine for hand, foot and mouth disease, you can take the following measures to prevent it:

1. Wash your hands frequently, maintain good environmental, food and personal hygiene, and prevent diseases from entering your body through your mouth.

2. Hand, foot and mouth disease often occurs in places where infants and young children gather. Therefore, childcare institutions, schools and other units should conduct morning inspections, promptly identify suspected patients, and isolate and treat them in a timely manner.

3. Contaminated food, daily necessities, tableware, toys, bedding, toilets and other items should be disinfected in a timely manner, clothes should be exposed to the sun, and the room should be kept ventilated.

4. The main measure to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease is to properly handle the patient's feces and other excrement to cut off the transmission route.

5. During the epidemic, parents should try to keep their children away from crowded public places to reduce the chance of infection.

6. During the epidemic period, check your child's skin (mainly the palms and soles of the feet) and oral cavity every morning to see if there are any abnormalities, and pay attention to changes in your child's body temperature.

1. How is hand, foot and mouth disease transmitted? Is there a vaccine: Hand, foot and mouth disease has many transmission routes, mainly through close contact with the patient's feces, herpes fluid and respiratory secretions (such as droplets from sneezing, etc.) and contaminated hands, towels, handkerchiefs, cups, toys, tableware, bottles, bedding, etc. There is currently no vaccine for hand, foot and mouth disease, but it is completely preventable and curable as long as it is detected and treated early.

2. Who is susceptible to hand, foot and mouth disease: It is common among infants and children, and infants 3 years old and under are more likely to get the disease. Since adults have more complete immune systems, they generally do not become ill or have any symptoms once infected. However, the virus can be spread after infection, so adults also need to take precautions to avoid infecting children.

4. Can hand, foot and mouth disease be cured? If you have hand, foot and mouth disease, in most cases you can recover on your own within 7-10 days without any sequelae or scars on your skin. Based on previous incidence and recovery records, only a few severe patients may develop meningitis, pneumonia, etc. Most of them can recover as long as they actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.

5. What to do if your child shows suspicious symptoms: If your child has symptoms such as fever or rash, you should go to a medical institution in time and keep close observation. Do not go to kindergartens and public places where crowds gather, and avoid contact and playing with other children. If your child suddenly develops a high fever or becomes unconscious, drowsy, has muscle or body twitches, or has difficulty breathing, you should send him or her to the hospital immediately.