Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving lately and crying non-stop. Even the hospital check-up didn't help. Is hand, foot, and mouth disease contagious during the incubation period?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a contagious infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, primarily transmitted through the digestive tract and respiratory tract. Clinically, it presents with symptoms such as hand, foot, and mouth rash, fever, painful oral ulcers, etc. There are multiple causes of hand, foot, and mouth disease. If a child is diagnosed with the disease, parents need to cooperate with the doctor in active treatment, support gastrointestinal decompression, and develop good hygiene habits. Parents should pay attention not to develop picky eating habits in their children and maintain a balanced diet.