How do parents respond to parents daily science 丨 Hand, foot and mouth disease?

In summer, the weather gradually turned hot, and it entered a high incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease. Hand -foot and mouth disease is contagious, and complications are prone to severe illnesses, and severe cases can be killed. Schools and child care institutions, community public amusement areas, and families are prone to gather or emitted hand, foot oral diseases, and the early symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease are similar to colds, and they are easily ignored. How to prevent the hand, foot and mouth disease? What should parents pay attention to? In this issue, we invited Zhang Yan, deputy director of the infection department of Chongqing Medical University Children's Hospital, explained to everyone.

Expert Introduction

Zhang Yan, deputy chief physician, associate professor, master's degree instructor, deputy director of the Department of Infectious Department of Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (hosting). Good at diagnosis and treatment of children's infectious diseases and liver disease.

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What is hand, foot and mouth disease?

Hand-foot and mouth disease is a child acute infectious disease, which is the peak of the disease every April-June and June-October-December. Babies often show oral herpes, hands, feet, hips (sometimes include genitals) rash, and the appearance of the rash can be small erythema, raised or blisters. The herpes in the mouth can cause the baby to swallow pain, drooling and refusing food.

Many babies will fever around 1-3 days of illness, and a few babies can have sculpture performance. Hand -foot and mouth disease is a self -limited disease. After the development of the occurrence to a certain degree, the regulation of the body can control the development of the disease and gradually resume recovery. The vast majority of hand, foot and mouth disease will recover after about 7 days. There are no sequelae. A few children will progress rapidly in the early stage of the condition, and there will be a dangerous manifestation of life.

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How to spread hand, foot and mouth disease?

Viruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease can be spread through contact. Patients with nasal secretions, saliva, herpes fluids, and feces all contain more viruses. When the patient is in contact with healthy babies, or the baby is exposed to the virus pollution environment, such as toys and other items, it can cause infection.

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Does hand, foot and mouth disease need to be hospitalized?

Hand-foot and mouth disease is self-limited disease. The course of disease is mostly 7-10 days. You can treat symptomatic treatment at home, such as drinking plenty of water and light diet to help children heal themselves. Under normal circumstances, the baby needs to rest for two weeks to end the infection period.

If the baby continues to medium height (body temperature is greater than 38.5 ° C), and lasts for more than two to three days, at least one vomiting, the mental deficiency after the onset, the shaking of the limbs, breathing, faster heartbeat, cold sweat, hands and feet, hands and feet, hands and feet Cold and other situations, these situations are the manifestations of severe illnesses. Parents should pay attention to it and take the baby to the hospital immediately.

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How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease?

The most important thing is to pay attention to the personal cleaning of the baby, and often use soap and water. Keep your home clean and disinfect the desktop, toys, and other items that may be touched by children.

During the illness, you need to be isolated at home. Babies who need close contact with patients and mouths need to be closely observed. Pay attention to whether there is fever and rash.

Encourage vaccination of hand, foot and mouth disease. Due to most children's severe hand, foot and mouth disease caused by the type 71 of the intestinal virus, my country's existing vaccine is mainly targeted at the intestinal virus type 71. my country's epidemic and prevention and control centers recommend that susrsh children who are more than 6 months can vaccinate hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccine. The sooner the vaccination, the better, and encouraging the vaccination process before the age of 1 to play a protective role as soon as possible.

(Special experts/editor of Zhang Yan/Wang Feng Correspondent/Xiang Jiangyun/Vision China)

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