Prevent Hand, Foot and mouth disease in spring
Posted on November 19, 2009Filed Under Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Prevention | Leave a Comment
As we all know, spring is a good season a variety of infectious diseases, the current parents and children in particular, attention should be paid to the hand, foot and mouth disease prevention. Hand, Foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus from an acute intestinal infectious diseases, mostly occurs in the pre-school children, especially 3-year-old age group the highest incidence rates. The main symptoms of hand, foot, mouth and other parts of the hill spot disease, herpes, a few severe cases, there may be meningitis, encephalitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema, circulation disorders. Most infections caused by EV71, the main cause of death as severe brain stem encephalitis and neurogenic pulmonary edema. Patients and latent infection are the source of infection. Mainly through the digestive tract, respiratory tract and in close contact with such transmission.
General Case Performance: acute onset, fever, oral mucosa appeared scattered herpes, hands, feet and buttocks, a rash, herpes, herpes may have inflammation around the Xinghong Yun, less fluid in blisters. Can be accompanied by cough, runny nose, loss of appetite and other symptoms. Some patients showed only the rash or herpes angina. Prognosis is good.
Performance in severe cases: a small number of cases (in particular, is less than 3 years of age) may be meningitis, encephalitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema, circulatory disturbance, etc., the condition dangerous, can cause death or leave sequelae.
Family Prevention: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease mode of transmission is varied and complex. The patient’s stool, herpes fluid, respiratory secretions and contaminated hands and towels, handkerchiefs, cups, toys, utensils, milk tools, bedding, underwear and medical supplies can transmit the disease. Therefore, to do the family to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease is very important.
1, before meals and after meals, or wash their hands with soap liquid returning to the children wash their hands, do not let children drink unboiled water and eating cold things.
2, parents with children prior to or replacement of diapers, have to wash your hands after handling feces and properly dispose of refuse dirt.
3, baby bottles, pacifiers should be promptly cleaned before and after use to prevent bacterial infection.
4, in the hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic periods, should not bring children to the crowd, that are poorly ventilated public places. Pay attention to maintaining household sanitation. Always room ventilation, Qin Clothesline.
5, child-related symptoms appear to be in time to medical institutions for treatment and not to allow home treatment of children with access to other children. Parents must be promptly carried out on children’s clothing drying or disinfected. Pairs of children’s faeces and timely disinfection. Children with mild without hospitalization, can be treated at home. At the same time pay attention to rest, to avoid cross-infection.
Intestinal virus suitable for wet, hot environment, the survival and dissemination. 75% ethanol and 5% Lysol can not be inactivated, but its sensitivity to ultraviolet light and dry. Of the virus in 50 ° C can be rapidly inactivated. Therefore, the family disinfection of the following measures:
1, utensils, drinking a disinfection: First, boil or steam sterilized for 20 minutes or soaked in disinfectant solution.
2, towel, handkerchief disinfection: boil or steam sterilization, can also be soaked in disinfectant solution.
3, life tools, toys, furniture, books and other disinfection: boil 20 minutes or wipe with disinfectant solution disinfection, ultraviolet light irradiation for 30 minutes or sun exposure.
4, patient clothing, linen disinfection: sun exposure, boil 20 minutes or soaked in disinfectant solution.
5, in full bloom melting device disinfection of excreta: disinfectant soaking solution.
6, rubbish disinfection: Use disinfectant spray disinfectant solution.
Hand, Foot and mouth disease is the chlorine used to disinfect disinfectant disinfectants, can be purchased at the mall. The use of disinfectants for disinfection, it is necessary the use of in accordance with product instructions and use of methods, choice of appropriate species and disinfection of the concentration of disinfectant and disinfection time.
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