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The widespread infectious illness hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) most frequently affects children but can also strike adolescents and infrequently adults. Common symptoms of the illness, which is often moderate and self-limiting, include fever, severe mouth sores, and a rash with blisters on the hands, feet, and thighs. The WHO website warns that more serious symptoms including meningitis, encephalitis, and paralysis resembling polio may also manifest.
HFMD: What is it?
Infants and children are frequently infected with HFMD, which is not spread by or to pets or other animals. extreme symptoms of HFMD infections HFMD may cause serious illness in a small percentage of youngsters. Treatment of HFMD in children HFMD is not specifically treated.
How is HFMD preventable?
HFMD can be avoided by practising good hygiene.
Viral infections are what cause hand, foot, and mouth disease. When a person has one of these viruses, they are infectious, which means they may spread it to other people.
It is possible for an infected individual to pass the virus to others through their: • Nose and throat secretions, such as saliva, drool, or nasal mucus
- Scabs / blisters’ fluid
- Fecal matter (poop)
- Fe The first week of illness is typically the most infectious period for those with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Sometimes, even after symptoms subside or even in the absence of any symptoms, people can still transmit the virus to others for days or even weeks.
Three to five days after contracting the virus, children frequently experience a fever and other flu-like symptoms. Fever, reduced calorie intake, decreased fluid intake, sore throat, and general malaise are possible symptoms.
Your kid may get uncomfortable mouth sores. These sores often begin as little red patches that blister and can become uncomfortable, frequently on the tongue and interior of the mouth.
Your kid may stop consuming or drinking, slobber more frequently than normal, or only desire to drink cold liquids if swallowing is unpleasant for them.
The palms of your child’s hands and the bottoms of their feet may develop a skin rash. It can also manifest on the arms, legs, and buttocks.
The rash is often not irritating and appears as flat or barely raised red dots, occasionally with blisters that have a red region at the base of them.
