Kindergarten Tips for Preventing Infectious Diseases in Autumn

1. Chickenpox: Chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by infection with the varicella-zoster virus.

The main manifestations are macules, papules, and chickenpox on the skin and mucous membranes, which may be accompanied by upper respiratory tract symptoms such as fever, headache, and sore throat. Chickenpox is extremely contagious. It is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets or direct contact. If a child in the kindergarten has chickenpox, the parents should be sent to the hospital for diagnosis in a timely manner and come to the kindergarten after they have fully recovered.

Chickenpox prevention and care:

1. Chickenpox is highly contagious. Children who are found to be sick should be isolated immediately until all the scabs on the herpes have scabbed off.

2. During the chickenpox epidemic, children who have not had chickenpox should avoid going to public places. After contact with a child infected with chickenpox, the child should be quarantined at home for 3 weeks.

3. Children with chickenpox should completely avoid contact with people with pyogenic bacteria at home. Cut your nails regularly, wash your hands, and change your shirt and underwear every day.

4. Clothes and utensils contaminated by the patient’s respiratory secretions or rash contents should be disinfected by exposure, boiling, ultraviolet irradiation, etc.

5. The indoor air should be circulated, and pay attention to avoid wind and cold to prevent the recurrence of external evils.

6. Do not scratch the skin to prevent secondary infection. Use gentian violet solution with a concentration of 2 for external application.

7. Hormones are contraindicated in sick children. Sick children who are taking hormones should stop using them immediately or reduce the dosage.

2. Hand, foot and mouth disease: Hand, foot and mouth disease can be transmitted through direct contact, droplets, air or food. The most common susceptible group is children around 3 years old, generally from 6 months and above. The most common age group is 5 years old. The incubation period is about 2-6 days. Blisters will appear on the patient's hands and feet (mostly on the skin surface of the patient's fingers, back of hands and insteps), but they are not itchy or painful.

Further manifestations are: throat pain or oral dryness appears in the mouth, and then 1-3 mm blister gradually appears on the oral mucosa. After a few hours or up to 24 hours, These blisters can turn into ulcers.

If your child has a fever, a sore throat, any herpes or ulcers in the mouth, see a doctor as soon as possible. Do not wait until typical blisters appear on your hands. When I went to see a doctor, the disease had already reached its mid-stage symptoms.