The Hanoi CDC warns that the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases is currently higher than the same period last year and will increase even more when kindergartens and primary schools welcome children back to school for the new school year.
According to the Hanoi CDC, last week there were 41 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, no deaths, an increase of 11 cases compared to the previous week.
Cumulatively in 2024, 1,818 cases were recorded. The number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases increased compared to the same period in 2023. Since the beginning of the year, Hanoi has recorded 41 outbreaks, with one outbreak currently active in Hai Boi commune, Dong Anh district.
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| The Hanoi CDC warns that the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases is currently higher than the same period last year and will increase even more when kindergartens and primary schools welcome children back to school for the new school year. |
The Hanoi Center for Disease Control predicts that the number of cases may increase in the coming time when kindergartens and primary schools will accept children back to school.
There is currently no vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease and no specific treatment. Preventive measures include personal hygiene and environmental hygiene to limit the spread of the disease. Parents should not be complacent when their children have hand, foot and mouth disease and should closely monitor the progression of the disease.
For people to prevent the epidemic, experts recommend washing hands regularly with soap under running water many times a day (both adults and children), especially before preparing food, before eating/feeding children, before holding children, after going to the toilet, after changing diapers and cleaning children.
Parents should practice good food hygiene: Eat cooked food, drink boiled water; eating utensils must be washed thoroughly before use (preferably soaked in boiling water); ensure clean water is used in daily activities; do not feed children; do not let children eat with their hands, suck their fingers, or suck on toys; do not let children share napkins, handkerchiefs, eating utensils such as cups, bowls, plates, spoons, and toys that have not been sterilized.
Caregivers need to regularly clean surfaces and objects that come into daily contact such as toys, learning tools, doorknobs, stair handrails, table/chair surfaces, and floors with soap or common detergents;
Do not let children come into contact with sick or suspected sick people; use hygienic toilets, feces and waste of patients must be collected and dumped in hygienic toilets. When detecting signs of suspected illness in children, parents need to take the child to see a doctor or immediately notify the health authority.
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Hand, foot and mouth disease is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus with typical symptoms of fever, sore throat, and lesions of the oral mucosa and skin, mainly in the form of blisters.
These blisters appear concentrated on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, inside the child's mouth, knees and buttocks. The culprits of this disease are intestinal viruses, typically Coxsackievirus A16 (group A16) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71).
Of these, Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common type with mild symptoms, few complications, and often self-healing. EV71 causes more severe illness, with dangerous complications to the nervous system, heart, and lungs; and can even cause death.
Most cases of hand, foot and mouth disease are mild. However, in many cases, the disease progresses rapidly, becoming more severe in just half a day, increasing the risk of respiratory failure and complications. Therefore, parents need to pay special attention when their children get sick.
Early detection of hand, foot and mouth disease in children is one of the important factors that help facilitate treatment. Sick children are cared for and closely monitored, limiting risks that can cause adverse effects on the child's health if detected and treated too late.
One of the very common symptoms in children with hand, foot and mouth disease is mouth ulcers. The most common location of ulcers is the pharynx (near the uvula), sometimes appearing on the mucous membranes of the cheeks, lips or tongue...
Some children may have a mild fever, usually between 37.5 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius. However, some children have a high fever above 39 degrees Celsius continuously, which is one of the signs suggesting that the child has serious hand, foot and mouth disease and needs to go to a medical facility immediately.
Most children with mild hand, foot and mouth disease are monitored and cared for at home by doctors, following the principles of proper isolation between sick and healthy children to limit the spread of infection. Maintaining good personal hygiene for sick children helps them recover quickly; creating a clean and safe living environment helps children become healthier; using home treatment medications as prescribed by doctors.
Doctors warn that with acute viral infections such as hand, foot and mouth disease, the condition can progress very quickly, causing life-threatening complications.
Parents should not be subjective when they see their children showing symptoms such as blisters, vesicles on the oral mucosa, feet, hands, buttocks, knees; or signs such as continuous high fever that does not respond to antipyretics, crying for no reason, vomiting a lot, being startled a lot, tremors, and weak limbs.
Parents need to take their children to a medical facility for a re-examination for timely treatment, to avoid unfortunate complications that can lead to neurological and cardiovascular sequelae, and even death. Children with hand, foot and mouth disease are at risk of developing the disease at any time.
Therefore, even if the child has been examined, diagnosed with a mild illness, and prescribed outpatient treatment, parents still need to monitor closely.
3 signs that your child needs to be hospitalized to avoid the disease getting worse. The first is that the child has a high fever that does not respond to treatment. The child may have a fever above 38.5 degrees Celsius for more than 48 hours and paracetamol is ineffective. The second sign is that the child is startled a lot. The third is that the child cries persistently.
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