Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by Coxsackie virus (A16) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71). In Việt Nam, HFMD occurs throughout the year, but the peak season is from March until May and September to December. Children can get HFMD at all ages but children below 3 years are more susceptible, as they have not developed immunity against the virus.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease, a type of coxsackievirus syndrome, causes painful red blisters in the throat and on the tongue, gums, hard palate, inside of the cheeks, and the palms of hands and soles of the feet. Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is one of the very common and common diseases in our country today. Due to the weather as well as the habit of holding hands in the mouth and using dirty toys of children.
So the causes, signs and symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease like? The questions as well as some related issues such as: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children how old? have self-healing? Is it dangerous? if there is a relapse ... will be fully shared by BS.CKII Nguyen Bach Hue through the following article to parents to have more knowledge about prevention and better care for their children.
According to Dr. Hue, hand, foot, mouth and mouth in children can completely recover without leaving sequelae. However, parents need to monitor and care for children with hand, foot, mouth and mouth to prevent complications. As soon as a child is detected with abnormal signs, parents should quickly take him / her to the nearest medical facility for inspection and handling.
Health talk and Q&A with Dr. Nguyen Bach Hue on 'hand, foot and mouth disease, signs, prevention and treatment'.
- Date & time: 3 March 2020 @ 11:00 a.m.
- Streaming channel: CIH fan page (https://www.facebook.com/BenhVienQuocTeCity/)
- Feature Speaker: Dr. Nguyen Bach Hue Level II in Pediatrics and Head of Pediatrics and NICU
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Hopefully, with the topic of hand, foot and mouth disease, parents will have more useful and correct information in health care for children, especially when children have hand, foot and mouth disease.
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