Hand, Foot and mouth disease epidemic again
Posted on November 5, 2009Filed Under Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Prevention, Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Symptoms | Leave a Comment
Hand, Foot and mouth disease rash called stomatitis, is a hand, foot skin, herpes and oral ulcers as the main clinical features. By several kinds of intestinal infection caused by the disease mainly affects children, and there is a cyclical epidemic.
Hand, Foot and mouth disease in 1 to 2 weeks to heal without sequelae, but not for life. Duration of the illness, only symptomatic treatment, drink plenty of water, eat light, easily digestible liquid diet or semi-liquid diet, oral saline or saline with light cleaning or mouthwash, treated with aureomycin cod liver oil, while taking antiviral drugs.
Symptoms
Hand, Foot and mouth disease is a major occurs in children, especially infants and young children who, from intestinal infectious disease transmission of the virus incubation period of 3 to 5 days in the early stages will appear flu-like symptoms, fever is not high, about 38 ℃ or so, pain two days after the mouth of the small blisters surrounded by around to flush, hand-foot site will appear blisters the size of a grain of rice, the number ranges.
Prevention
1, to maintain air circulation.
2, before meals, toileting, and after handling soiled before they wash their hands after items.
3 hands dirtied by respiratory secretions, wash hands immediately after.
4, sneezing or coughing to cover nose and mouth, and properly clean up secretions.
5, children’s toys or other items should always be cleaned thoroughly.
6, sick children should stay at home until their fever and rash subsided and the blisters scab.
7, as little crowded places.
Elements of home care
1, taking anti-viral drugs, such as ribavirin, the virus Ling, etc.;
2, maintaining local clean to avoid secondary bacterial infections;
3, oral erosion, eating difficulties in children, you can eat liquid food, meal mouth;
4, local aureomycin cod liver oil can be coated in order to alleviate pain, promote healing of erosive surface at an early date;
5, can be given orally some B vitamins, such as vitamin B2, etc.;
6, if the children with fever, you can also use some heat-clearing and detoxifying Chinese medicine.
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