Patient's question:
My daughter is four years old and has had red spots on her hand for several days—she has hand, foot, and mouth disease. The baby has been having frequent fever lately and has developed red spots all over her body. She also doesn’t rest well. We got her vaccinated against hand, foot, and mouth disease since she was young, so why did she still get sick? Is there something wrong with the vaccine? What should I do to treat her?Doctor's answer:
Consider that it may not be an issue of the vaccine. Although the hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccine can effectively prevent the disease, it cannot completely prevent it. The only option is to use anesthesia on the hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccine to effectively reduce the risk of contracting the disease, but it cannot guarantee that one will definitely not get the disease. If the condition is not severe, the child does not need to be hospitalized and should be treated at home, with rest and attention to prevent cross-infection. Generally, the course of the disease is good, with a total duration of about 5 to 10 days. Most children can be cured with proper attention to hygiene.