Question
The symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease are almost healed, but now during treatment, the baby often shows anorexia and frequently wakes up suddenly or kicks legs while sleeping. The child had hand, foot, and mouth disease for about three or four days. Can you guess if the anorexia and sudden fits are caused by the hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Answer
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is an infectious disease caused by viral infection. Typically, children with hand, foot, and mouth disease can have normal body temperature, good spirits, strong appetite, and good sleep. If a child experiences anorexia again and is easily startled or has limb tremors during sleep, it is advisable to consider encephalitis as a complication. It requires treatment for severe hand, foot, and mouth disease. Since the child is affected by hand, foot, and mouth disease, family members must take the child to a doctor immediately for treatment to prevent the blind use of small advertisements for medicine and ensure proper medication. For parents, it is important to give the child enough care and attention and to do everything possible to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.