Patient's question:
A 1.5-year-old girl has been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. After taking medication for 3 days, the mouth ulcers have healed, the hands are almost healed, and the blisters on her feet have hardened, but small red bumps have started appearing on her body. Is it spreading?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, most commonly affecting children. The best treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease is traditional Chinese medicine. It is usually combined with internal medicine and oral medications. The prognosis for treatment is good. Antiviral drugs can also be used.Regularly have the child rinse their mouth with warm water; avoid eating cold, spicy, or fasting foods, and do not give salty foods to prevent pain and refusal to eat; the diet should be easy to digest, with more light, soft, and warm foods, and drink plenty of hot water.
Preventive measures The main preventive measures are to isolate sick children and strengthen health care for infants and young children to reduce the chance of infection. At the same time, attention should be paid to indoor air circulation and temperature.