Question
What are the causes of hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Answer
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by viral infection. Patients often exhibit symptoms such as lack of appetite, restless sleep, decreased urine output, and weight loss. After the rash appears along with fever, the rash may heal but the fever may continue to recur. It is recommended to use both detoxifying and anti-inflammatory medications to alleviate symptoms. The characteristic of viral infection is that it is prone to recurrent high fever, and the virus usually stops replicating within a week. Patients should drink plenty of water, rest well, and use antipyretics when the body temperature is too high. If immediate feeding is necessary, antipyretics should be used cautiously to avoid causing hypothermia. To keep warm, try to control the amount of antipyretics used.