Remind of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention
Posted on October 14, 2009Filed Under Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Prevention | Leave a Comment
Hand, Foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus of the common intestinal infectious diseases and rapid spread of epidemic-prone, mostly in summer and autumn epidemic, more than 5 years of age occurred in infants and young children can cause fever and hand, foot, mouth and other parts of the rash, ulcers, mouth ulcers herpes ulceration after, children with pain, always crying, irritability, drooling and can not eat, urine, weight can with fever, runny nose, cough and other symptoms. Hand, Foot and mouth disease in general can be recovered within a week, but if the previous herpes ulceration, very easily transmitted. Individual patients can cause myocarditis, pulmonary edema, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, meningitis and other fatal complications.
Prevention of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease must pay attention to personal hygiene, maintaining oral hygiene, prevention of secondary bacterial infection, gargle with warm water for each meal applications. Should pay attention to indoor air flow and temperature suitable to drink boiled water or soft drinks, eat fresh vegetables and fruits; always thoroughly wash children’s toys or other supplies. In the hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic, the parents not to allow their children to crowded public places and reduce the chances of infection. In addition, parents must pay attention to infant and young child nutrition, rest, avoid sun exposure to prevent fatigue and reduce the resistance.
Treatment can be used orally Banlangen granules, anti-virus oral liquid and multivitamin; or coated with anti-viral ointment affected area, anti-inflammatory pain. Infectious disease in particular, strong, mode of transmission complex, popular strength. Virus can be infected by saliva droplets or climb the flies bite of food, through the nasal cavity, oral infecting healthy children, but also due to direct contact with infected people. So sick children should stay at home until their fever and rash have subsided and all the blisters scab before they can return to kindergarten or school. Such as the condition is not under effective control, we must promptly to the hospital for intensive treatment.
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