By Webmaster • Monday July 11th, 2016 • Comments Off on Hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection with symptoms that include mild fever and blisters. Most commonly found in babies and young children under 5, the infection is often spread in nurseries or kindergartens and is most prevalent during the rainy season and winter months. While the symptoms will usually clear up in a week or so, the infection can sometimes lead to potentially fatal complications and should therefore be monitored closely.
-Vague feeling of being unwell, loss of appetite
-Apathy, tired and pale appearance
-Severe headaches
-Nausea, vomiting
-Confusion, hallucinations
-Neck pain, stiff neck
-Startle reflex; shaking of the body, arms or hands
-Coughing, rapid breathing, and excessive phlegm, with or without fever
-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
-Virus Culture
-Avoid close contact with infected people
-Wash their hands before eating; eat only freshly cooked food; and drink only clean water
-Avoid sharing eating utensils, such as spoons, plates, bowls, glasses, or milk bottles
-Wash your hands thoroughly and immediately after wiping your child’s nose and/or mouth
-Wash cloth nappies or clothes contaminated by feces. After washing, pour contaminated water down the toilet and not down a drain
-Keep your child away from school for one week or until the sores clear up if he/she is diagnosed by a doctor with hand, foot and mouth disease
Krabi Nakharin International Hospital
1 Pisanpob Rd., Paknam Sub-district, Muang Krabi District, Krabi 81000
www.krabinakharin.co.th
075 626 555
facebook.com/krabinakharin
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