Patient's question:
My niece might have contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease. She was in contact with a patient yesterday afternoon, and just now she was found to have a few pimple-like bumps in her throat. Her temperature was measured as 38.3 degrees.Doctor's answer:
The incubation period of hand, foot, and mouth disease is seven to ten days. This means that after exposure, symptoms will not appear for at least seven days.Advice: Currently, your niece may have been infected with a bacterial or viral infection, but it may not necessarily be from the patient she contacted. It's possible she was already infected earlier.
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