Question
What Are the Symptoms of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Children?
Answer
Symptoms include fever, oral ulcers, and skin rashes on the hands, feet, and buttocks. Some antiviral drugs such as iododeoxyuridine nucleoside, arabinoside, and acyclovir have certain therapeutic effects on herpesvirus infections. Interferons are broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that have inhibitory effects on both DNA and RNA viruses. Ribavirin may have inhibitory effects on certain viruses such as epidemic hemorrhagic fever virus. Amantadine can prevent influenza. Traditional Chinese medicine may have certain therapeutic effects in alleviating symptoms of some viral diseases and shortening the course of the disease.