How to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in spring

  As with all infectious diseases, prevention of the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease is important in prevention.  There are four major tricks to prevent HFMD: 1. Use fresh air to drive away the virus. In the fresh air, it is difficult for the virus to “stay” or breed indoors. Therefore, indoor ventilation more than 3 times a day, each time not less than 30 minutes.  2, is the use of ultraviolet light to kill viruses. The use of ultraviolet light in the sun to kill the virus, baby clothes, bedding for this method.  3, is high temperature and boiling water to kill the virus. Baby’s tableware or bottles should be disinfected at high temperature every day, boiling water for more than 15 minutes, and do not mix and share with adults’ tableware.  4, is the chlorine disinfectant to eradicate the virus. HFMD virus is difficult to survive in a properly proportioned chlorinated disinfectant solution for baby’s clothes, bedding, towels, toys, etc.  It is understood that TCM has obvious advantages in the prevention and control of HFMD. The earlier TCM intervenes in prevention and control, the more effective it is in preventing HFMD and reducing the complications and death rate of HFMD. The specific method is to give children a decoction of Chinese herbs that clear heat and detoxify the body, such as Banlangen or Jinyinhua and Dandelion.