In the high season of hand, foot and mouth disease, parents must know these things!
As a parent, the disease of the foot and mouth disease may be familiar. It is the child's palm, sole, and mouth. There is a red rash in the mouth. This is hand, foot and mouth disease. Yes, the main clinical symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease are rash or herpes in the hands, feet, mouth, buttocks, etc., accompanied by fever, runny nose, cough, loss of appetite. But hand, foot and mouth disease has a lot of knowledge that everyone is not familiar with, but must master.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is an acute infectious disease caused by enterovirus (common to Coxsackie A group 16 (CoxA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71)). It is most common in summer and autumn, and occurs mostly in preschool children. Especially in the age group under 3 years old, the highest incidence rate.
According to the monitoring data of the National Center for Disease Control over the years, the incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease is high and has obvious seasonal characteristics. The annual incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease is from April to September each year. Rising, seriously endangering children's health, is a high-risk infectious disease that needs to be controlled and controlled at present.
Many parents have heard of the dangers of hand, foot and mouth disease. Once the baby has hand, foot and mouth disease or suspected hand, foot and mouth disease, it is very nervous. However, as long as you follow the doctor's instructions to take medicine on time, hand, foot and mouth disease is just a special cold.
How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease?
1. Pay attention to personal hygiene habits and eating habits, wash your hands before and after meals, and take a bath;
2. Drink boiled water, do not drink raw water, do not eat cold food, leftovers must be heated before eating;
3. Take less children to crowded public places, especially to avoid contact with other children with fever and rash;
4. Reasonable nutrition, good rest, proper sun exposure, enhance your own immunity;
5. Household hygiene is clean, clothes and bedding are often exposed to the sun, and the room is often ventilated;
6. Kindergarten doing morning physical examination, discovering suspected patients, timely isolation observation and treatment
7. Kindergartens should clean and disinfect toys and utensils daily;
8. Strengthen food and sanitation work.
What are the symptoms of the baby's hand, foot and mouth disease?
The incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease is generally 3 to 7 days. There is no obvious prodromal symptoms, and most children suddenly start to get sick. About half of the children have fever 1 to 2 days before the onset or at the same time of onset, mostly around 38 °C.
Symptoms:
1. Low-burning, poor appetite, wilting, and poor mental health.
2. In addition to the hand and foot, the typical rash can also be seen in the buttocks of the buttocks. It can be seen in the trunk and limb rash. After a few days, it is dry and regressed. The rash has no itching and no pain.
3. Severe hand, foot and mouth accompanied by aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myocarditis and so on. May be accompanied by cough, runny, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, headache and other symptoms.
4. Some cases only show symptoms of rash and cold.
Treatment and care of hand, foot and mouth disease!
Like other viral infections, hand, foot and mouth disease is a self-limiting disease. Antiviral drugs and interferons can alleviate the disease and reduce comorbidities, but there is no specific treatment, so home care is particularly important. Children with no comorbidities can usually be treated at home.
General care: rest, open the window and keep the indoor air circulation.
Symptomatic care:
Care for fever: use physical and drug cooling methods, pay attention to hydration. Please refer to the "Family Care Details for Infant and Childhood fever".
Care for rash: keep skin clean, replace cotton underwear in time, trim nails to avoid excessive scratching, so as not to cause skin damage and infection, skin itching can be partially coated with calamine lotion, when herpes ruptures with skin secondary When infected, topical antibacterial ointment (do not use hormone-containing ointment).
For oral care: commonly used cold water or light salt water rinse. For small ulcers after blistering in the mouth, the drug can be used to protect the wound to promote ulcer healing.
Dietary care : During the illness, the child's digestive function is weakened, and the diet should be given digestible nutritious food. During the rash, especially during the period when the blister breaks into a small ulcer in the mouth, you can give more warm liquid diet. Children with symptoms of oral ulcers need a large amount of vitamin B2 and vitamin C. The diet during the disease can be combined with such rich fruits and vegetables. After the illness, you can promptly add foods rich in protein and vitamins.
When we clearly understand the above content, I believe that everyone has some understanding of hand, foot and mouth disease, hand, foot and mouth disease can not be underestimated, will seriously affect the health of children after the onset, so parents need to pay more attention to themselves The child's skin changes, so that every child can effectively stay away from hand, foot and mouth disease, healthy and happy growth.
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