Patient's question:
My older brother's daughter, who is over four years old, has always been taken care of by her grandparents. Recently, hand, foot, and mouth disease has been prevalent. Due to the grandparents' negligence, my younger nephew contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease. She has now been completely cured. Will she get hand, foot, and mouth disease again after having it once?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease does not provide immunity. After a child has had hand, foot, and mouth disease, they can still get it again for the second time. This is because hand, foot, and mouth disease is primarily caused by viral infections, but the pathogen is not just one type. If you were infected with one type previously, another type can also cause hand, foot, and mouth disease the next time, so it can be contracted again. Parents should pay attention and not be careless.