First, the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease can be judged by some typical symptoms. For example, the most common is oral ulcer. Baby's hand, foot and mouth disease will have oral pain, oral ulcers and always drooling will affect appetite. Because the baby has hand, foot and mouth disease, herpes will also grow in the mouth, which will make the baby painful and uncomfortable, leading to loss of appetite and drooling. Herpes on hands, feet and buttocks The most typical symptom of hand, foot and buttocks is that a large number of herpes will grow on hands, feet and buttocks, like blisters, which contain liquid. These herpes will be very painful, and the liquid inside will be very contagious after being torn open, and it will hurt when touched lightly. The first symptom of hand-foot-mouth disease is fever. Because it is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus, it will cause fever symptoms and even high fever. Once the symptoms of fever appear, parents should deal with the fever in time and then take the baby to the hospital, because persistent fever may affect the baby's future growth and development.
Second, how to prevent the baby from washing hands with soap or hand sanitizer before and after meals and after going out. Don't let your baby drink raw water or eat cold food, and avoid contact with children who already have hand, foot and mouth disease. Before touching the baby, the caregiver changes the diaper for the baby, washes his hands after handling the feces, and properly handles the dirt. Baby's bottle and nipple should be thoroughly cleaned before and after use. During the epidemic period of hand, foot and mouth disease, it is not advisable to take the baby to public places where people gather and the air circulation is poor. Pay attention to keeping the family environment clean, keeping the room ventilated frequently, and drying clothes and quilts frequently. If your baby has symptoms related to hand, foot and mouth disease, you should go to a medical institution in time. Babies treated at home should be careful not to touch the children. Mother should dry or disinfect the baby's clothes in time and disinfect the baby's feces in time; If the baby has mild symptoms and does not need to be hospitalized, it is advisable to stay at home for treatment and rest to reduce cross-infection of hand, foot and mouth disease.
Infants hospitalized for hand, foot and mouth disease are still carriers after discharge, which is contagious. Therefore, they should be isolated at home for at least three weeks to avoid infecting other babies and preventing parents from being infected by the virus.