Hand-foot-and-mouth disease increases 124% over the same period

The Tien Giang Centers for Disease Control predicts that hand-foot-and-mouth disease will increase in the coming time. Therefore, in order to prevent illness, it is necessary to wash hands regularly and properly, cleaning the house and toys of children, disinfecting the play area, isolating the sick child or caretaker child.

 

There's no specific treatment for hand-foot-and-mouth disease as well as vaccines so the health department recommends prevention as the best way to prevent it.

 

The usual period from initial infection to the onset of signs and symptoms (incubation period) is three to six days. A fever is often the first sign of hand-foot-and-mouth disease, followed by a sore throat and sometimes a poor appetite and malaise.

 

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is usually a minor illness causing only a few days of fever and relatively mild signs and symptoms. Contact your doctor if mouth sores or a sore throat keep your child from drinking fluids. And contact your doctor if after a few days, your child's signs and symptoms worsen.