This year, the epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease is more serious, this knowledge parents look at help you to combat hand, foot and mouth disease. 1, what is hand, foot and mouth disease? What is the performance of the disease? Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common and frequent infectious diseases, mainly infants and young children, a variety of intestinal viruses can cause, EV71 virus is only one of them. HFMD occurs throughout the year, with a high incidence from May to July. Hand, foot and mouth disease is generally mild in symptoms. Most patients tend to develop fever symptoms first, maculopapular rash and herpes (which may be surrounded by redness around the rash) on the palms of the hands and feet, and herpes and/or ulcers on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, with obvious pain. In some patients, it may be accompanied by cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and headache. A few patients are more serious, can be complicated by encephalitis, meningitis, myocarditis, pneumonia, etc., if not treated in time can be life-threatening. 2.Hand-foot-mouth disease is how to spread? Is there a vaccine? Hand, foot and mouth disease spreads in many ways, mainly through close contact with the patient’s feces, herpes fluid and respiratory secretions (such as sneezing droplets, etc.) and contaminated hands, towels, handkerchiefs, dental cups, toys, tableware, bottles, bedding and other infections. There is no vaccine for HFMD, but as long as it is detected and treated early, it is completely preventable and curable. 3. Who is susceptible to HFMD? Infants, toddlers and children are generally more prone to the disease, and infants and children aged 3 years and under are more likely to get the disease. As adults have a better immune system, adults generally do not develop the disease once infected and do not have any symptoms. However, the infection will spread the virus, so adults also need to do a good job of protection to avoid infecting children. 4. Is HFMD a new infectious disease? Hand, foot and mouth disease is not a new infectious disease, it is a global infectious disease, first recognized and named in 1957, cases occur every year in countries around the world. China discovered hand, foot and mouth disease in 1981, every year people are sick, now has been classified as Category C infectious diseases. 5, hand, foot and mouth disease can be cured? If you have hand, foot and mouth disease, the vast majority of cases can be cured in 7-10 days. There will be no after-effects and no scars on the skin. According to past cases and cures, only individual patients with severe disease may develop meningitis, pneumonia, etc. As long as they actively cooperate with doctors, most of them can be cured. 6.How to prevent HFMD at home? The key to preventing HFMD is to pay attention to the hygiene of the family and the surrounding environment, and to pay attention to personal hygiene. Before meals, after going out to wash hands with soap or hand sanitizer; do not drink raw water, do not eat raw and cold food; living room should be ventilated often; to sunlight clothing. During the epidemic period, do not take children to crowded public places with poor air circulation, and avoid contact with sick children. During the epidemic period, you can get up every morning to check your child’s skin (mainly the palms of the hands and feet) and mouth for any abnormalities, and pay attention to the changes in your child’s body temperature. 7. What should I pay special attention to if my child is infected at home? Be careful not to let the sick child contact other children; child’s saliva, sputum and other secretions to be wrapped in toilet paper and thrown into the trash, the child’s feces should be collected, disinfected and thrown into the toilet, do not discard, and at the same time to disinfect the potty; caregiver contact with the child before, after replacing the diaper or after dealing with the child’s feces have to wash their hands; sick child’s clothes, toys, tableware, pillows bedding and so on should be to maintain hygiene, the child’s Sick children’s clothes, toys, utensils, pillows and bedding should be kept hygienic, and children’s daily utensils should be sterilized. If the kindergarten children get sick, should also tell the teacher as soon as possible, and do not rush to let the child to go to kindergarten, but in all the symptoms disappeared a week before going, to prevent the infection of other children. In general, mild symptoms do not need to be hospitalized, home treatment, pay attention to rest can be, in order to reduce cross-infection. 8.How to disinfect daily necessities? If there is no child with HFMD in the family, general family prevention methods can be used, and there is no need to use disinfectants. If there is a child with HFMD at home, the following methods can be used to disinfect: pacifiers, bottles, tableware, towels and other items with more than 50 degrees of hot water for 30 minutes or boiled for 3 minutes; contaminated toys, tables, chairs and clothing, etc., the use of chlorine-containing disinfectant (84 disinfectant or bleach) according to the instructions for daily cleaning; children’s feces can be used to disinfect with quicklime in the proportion of 1:1 with its mixing evenly. Food and drinking utensils: soak in 250 mg/l (84 disinfectant) for 30 minutes. Living utensils, toys, school buildings, books: disinfect by wiping with 500 mg/l (84 disinfectant) for 30 minutes. 9. Why are there so many reported infected patients recently? The Ministry of Health requires all levels of health care institutions to report cases promptly. Since reporting was not required in the past, and some patients did not seek medical attention due to mild symptoms, some cases were not detected or not reported in the past. Now that reporting is required by law, it is reasonable that the number of reports has increased. 10. How much time is needed for isolation? HFMD can be cured in 7-10 days in most cases. However, feces can continue to excrete the virus for several weeks, so it is necessary to quarantine for at least 4 weeks before entering daycare or school. Fifteen-word mnemonic for prevention: Wash your hands frequently, ventilate the air frequently, drink boiled water, eat cooked food, and dry your clothes and blankets.