Patient's question:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease. My sister's baby is now 20 months old. Yesterday, she was checked and diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. My brother's baby is 29 months old, and my baby is only 5 and a half months old. Yesterday, several children played together. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is contagious, right?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is mainly transmitted through:1. Close contact among people. Children can become infected by touching virus-contaminated hands, towels, handkerchiefs, tooth cups, toys, utensils, feeding utensils, bedding, underwear, and other items.
2. The virus in a patient's throat secretions and saliva can spread through the air (droplets), so close contact with sick children can lead to infection.
3. Drinking or eating water or food contaminated with the virus can also cause infection. Among these, close contact among people is an important mode of transmission for this disease.