Question
Summer is the peak season for hand, foot, and mouth disease. What symptoms should children with hand, foot, and mouth disease look out for? What precautions should be taken?
Answer
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is now easily treatable. It is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, primarily affecting children under the age of 5. It can cause fever, rashes, and ulcers on the hands, feet, mouth, and other parts of the body. Some patients may experience complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningitis. There are over 20 types of enteroviruses that can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease, with Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 being the most common. The first symptom is high fever, which appears 1-2 days after the onset of fever.