Patient's question:
My baby is now 2 years old and very lively and adorable. He is usually very healthy and rarely catches colds or fevers. Recently, he played with other children and a few days later got hand, foot, and mouth disease. The family was very worried. What should we do regularly?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is primarily caused by respiratory viruses and enterovirus infections. There is no specific treatment for viral infections. It is mainly treated with some traditional Chinese medicine fever-reducing medications. If oral ulcers are present, local topical spray treatment can be used. If fever is also present, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken orally for fever reduction. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is mainly caused by infections from respiratory, digestive, and close contact. It is important to pay attention to hand hygiene in daily life.