Recently, a news about the high incidence of herpes pharyngitis in the parents circle crazy, many parents are very nervous, the city of a medical pediatrician said the arrival of summer, herpes pharyngitis cases do increase, but herpes pharyngitis can be prevented and treated, parents do not need to panic, so what exactly is this herpes pharyngitis disease? How can it be prevented? Now let the pediatrician to give you tips. 1. What is herpes pharyngitis? Herpes pharyngitis is caused by coxsackie group A virus, echovirus and other enteroviruses, and it occurs in summer and autumn. The main manifestations are high fever, sore throat, salivation, anorexia, vomiting, etc. Therefore, many parents easily confuse this disease with the common cold, but if parents look carefully, they will notice that children with this disease have herpes in the throat and oral mucosa, which is different from the common cold. 2.How is the disease spread? The disease can be transmitted in many ways, such as through close contact with patients or virus carriers through breathing, droplets, etc. It can also be transmitted through contact with surfaces contaminated with saliva (feces) of patients with the virus, without diligent hand washing, and then through the mouth. 3.Is acute herpes pharyngitis the same as hand, foot and mouth disease? Both diseases are caused by the same viral infection, but the location of the herpes is different. The main symptoms of HFMD are papules and herpes on the hands, feet, buttocks, joints, and mouth, while in herpes pharyngitis the herpes is mostly in the child’s throat, and there is no herpes on the hands, feet, and buttocks. A certain percentage of HFMD cases turn out to be severe, but the duration of herpes pharyngitis is mostly three or four days, and most children’s symptoms will gradually disappear within seven days of the disease, so parents need not worry too much. However, some cases of hand, foot and mouth only show a rash or herpes pharyngitis, and it is difficult to distinguish between the two, so parents should also pay attention to whether their children have herpes on their hands, feet and buttocks. 4.What do parents need to observe? If the baby refuses to eat and water, the phenomenon of increased saliva, pay attention to it, you can take a flashlight to see if the oral mucosa is smooth, some children can see obvious small blisters, 1-2 days later broken to form small ulcers. Also watch out for herpes on the child’s hands, feet, buttocks, etc. If the child has poor spirit, shaking limbs, jumping, convulsions, cold sweat, pale face, cold limbs, rapid breathing, vomiting, high fever, etc., it indicates that the disease is more serious, and should come to the hospital promptly. 5.How is the disease treated? The disease is a self-healing disease, and the prognosis is generally good. It can recover in a week or so after giving symptomatic support treatment, and there are few complications, but some children are often accompanied by high fever, refusal to eat, vomiting and other manifestations, and need to pay attention to rehydration, secondary bacterial infection requires additional antibiotic treatment. 6. How should parents take care of their children? When a child has herpes pharyngitis, there are traumatic surfaces in the mouth that are painful and prone to secondary infections, so care is extremely important. Although the child’s mouth hurts, encourage him to eat more, choose nutritious, easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid food, such as milk, egg custard, minced meat porridge, etc., add some vitamin-rich vegetables and fruits, etc., and let the child drink a few mouthfuls of water or rinse his mouth with water after eating to keep his mouth clean, eat as little fried and greasy food as possible, and avoid eating irritating food to avoid stimulating the broken parts of the mouth and causing pain. Pain. 7.How to prevent this disease? Herpes pharyngitis is mainly spread by fecal-oral or respiratory route, and can be spread by droplets and contact. This means that it can be spread by adults kissing their children. However, parents should not be overly concerned, as good personal hygiene, such as changing outer clothing and pants, washing hands and rinsing mouth, can effectively avoid possible transmission. Usually guide children to develop good habits such as washing hands regularly, eating cooked food and drinking clean water to prevent the disease from entering through the mouth. We need to ventilate regularly, urge children to exercise more, strengthen their resistance and get more rest, and let them go to less crowded and less airy places. Once you find out that your child is sick, you should not only take your child to the doctor in time, but also pay attention to keep isolated from other children to avoid further spread of the disease.