Prevention and treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease
Posted on November 1, 2009Filed Under Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Prevention, Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Treatment | Leave a Comment
Hand, Foot and mouth disease is a gastrointestinal infection caused by a variety of hand, foot, mouth and other parts of the main features of herpes occurred Confucius infectious diseases of childhood. Children with throat, saliva droplets in the form of the virus to spread herpes virus fluid and stool handling water-borne infection and fecal contamination, the incubation period 2-7 days, mainly in the summer and autumn ,3-6-year-old higher rate of incidence duration of 7 days or so, older children and adults infected with multiple asymptomatic, can be self-healing; very small number of infections can cause myocarditis, encephalitis and other complications.
The general performance of the initial 1-3 days of fever, may have sneezing, coughing and other flu-like symptoms and nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms; oral cavity and pharynx more than a grain of rice the size of herpes, weeks surrounding a flush, 1 — 2 days after the formation of ulcers due to herpes simplex ulceration can occur mouth pain, sore throat, poor feeding, anorexia, etc.; rash oral herpes the same time more with the emergence of the first as the rose-colored erythema, maculopapular rash, could be transformed into Herpes; the majority of children with during the onset of maculopapular rash is more than herpes, herpes is generally not ulceration, mostly in 2-4 days after the absorption; rash has the characteristics of the distribution of eccentric, mainly in the palm of your hand, foot plantar department, and some children in the hip, knee , ankle, elbow, wrist and other parts can also be seen.
The treatment of this disease mainly in symptomatic supportive therapy, supplemented by antiviral drugs, antipyretic agent, Chinese medicine treatment has good effect. Chinese medicine in order to advantage to be wet heat, detoxification Touzhen as the main governing law. Evil invasion of the early lung and stomach, it is appropriate Yinqiao 61 scattered; typical symptoms of poisoning in the gas separation period, it is appropriate Ganlu disinfection Dan; oral ulcer drug hot Shangyin period, it is appropriate gypsum bamboo soup, Xileisan; recovering from lung Stomach-Yin injury, it is appropriate Yiwei Tang.
Timely detection and isolation of patients are the main measures of controlling the epidemic, children should be timely medical treatment and proper isolation, the general isolation for 2 weeks. Pairs of children with oral discharges and faeces, toys, utensils, toilet should be strictly disinfected to prevent the spread. Children are not sick should avoid contact with children, pay attention to diet and water sanitation. Daqingye close contacts are available, such as oral Banlangen to prevent.
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