Question
My child has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease and doesn’t want to drink milk anymore. What should I do?
Answer
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in children is an acute infectious disease caused by viral infection. It can be treated with antiviral medications such as antiviral granules or ribavirin granules. In severe cases, intravenous therapy may be considered, using medications like ribavirin injection or acyclovir injection. Generally, hand, foot, and mouth disease is self-limiting; that is, the disease will heal on its own. Complications such as fever, viral pneumonia, or viral myocarditis are rare unless they occur.