Question

Can children with hand, foot, and mouth disease take a bath when they have a fever?

Answer

If a child has hand, foot, and mouth disease with fever, it is best not to bathe. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses that commonly affects young children. Treatment of hand, foot, and mouth disease is most effective with traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, a combination of oral medication and mouth paint is used. Without complications, the disease can heal within about a week, with a good prognosis.