Friday, July 31, 2009

Early autumn Health Tip: Beware of hand, foot and mouth disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is mainly caused by the intestinal virus, 4 years of age the baby susceptible to this disease. Is the source of infection in children and healthy persons carrying the virus.
Pediatric doctor in an interview with reporters, pointed out that every year at the turn of the incidence of summer, September is the peak of the last month, parents need to pay attention to. Baby suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease, is coughing and drooling, not love things, there are still some small voice blisters. The most typical process is the onset of fever medium heat (temperature at 39 ℃ or less), and then there pharyngodynia, child performance drooling, poor feeding. Children with no complications, about a week to recover. There will be a small number of children with nervous system symptoms, complications secondary to aseptic meningitis and skin infections, but very few after-effects.
Expert advice: the use of oral therapy and a variety of Banlangen Chongji vitamins, or antibiotics, cod liver oil coated the mouth, anti-inflammatory analgesic. If the children had oral ulcers, salty food should be avoided, or because of pain and the baby refused to eat.
Close NOTE: In the epidemic season and less to public places with your baby. The best preventive measure is the isolation of children, infants and young children to enhance health and reduce opportunities for transmission.

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