Question
My younger brother has hand, foot, and mouth disease. I have a fever and a sore throat. I found many little spots in my throat, some resembling chickenpox but not quite. Could I have hand, foot, and mouth disease as well?
Answer
Hello. Your younger brother has hand, foot, and mouth disease. If you have had close contact with him, now you have a fever and a sore throat with many spots in your throat, it’s also possible that you have hand, foot, and mouth disease. The disease can be transmitted through close contact. You can take oral antiviral medication, and if your body temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, you can take oral fever-reducing medicine. Hand, foot, and mouth disease has a greater impact on children, so it is recommended that parents take their children to a specialist for a follow-up consultation and treatment under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, it’s important to give children plenty of care and attention, pay close attention to their diet issues, and hope that they can recover quickly!