Can you get infected by contacting children with hand, foot, and mouth disease?

Patient's question:

My relative's child has hand, foot, and mouth disease. I don't let my baby play with her. It has been three days already. Today, while washing my baby's feet, I noticed a few pimples. There are none on her hands or in her mouth, but it seems like there might be pimples inside her mouth. I applied medicine and gave her an antiviral oral liquid. Will more pimples still appear?

Doctor's answer:

Hand, foot, and mouth disease can be transmitted through close contact, primarily occurring on the mouth, palms, soles of the feet, buttocks, or mouth again with blisters. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is recoverable. Oral administration of antiviral oral liquid can be used, and Montmorillonite can also be applied locally. Pay attention to frequent hand washing. If a child is affected by hand, foot, and mouth disease, parents must take them to seek medical treatment immediately to prevent the indiscriminate use of small advertisements for drugs. Proper medication is required. For parents, it is important to promptly monitor the child's condition and do their best to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.

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