Is hand, foot and mouth disease in children dangerous?

Hand, foot and mouth disease in children can appear all year round, currently it is November, the peak of the epidemic is settling down, but daily at Vinmec Times City International Hospital still receives scattered cases of hand and foot disease. mouth in children from mild to complicated.

Video content is professionally consulted by Doctor Pham Gia Han - Pediatric Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

The most important thing when handling is to detect hand, foot and mouth symptoms in children with signs of transition from mild to severe and with complications for timely treatment according to the correct regimen and severity of the disease.
Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is an infectious disease that is transmitted from person to person, transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract, caused by a gastrointestinal virus and is highly contagious. Hand, foot and mouth disease in children develops in 4 levels, each level will have different symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease, in which:
Hand, foot and mouth disease in children grade 1: Children have signs of sore throat, rash on hands and feet, rash in the form of blisters, hand, foot and mouth disease signs of grade 1 usually appear on hands, feet, buttocks, knees. Hand, foot and mouth disease in children grade 2: Hand, foot and mouth disease signs grade 1 with neurological complications such as startling, shaking limbs, unsteadiness, tachycardia. Hand, foot and mouth in children at grade 3: Manifestations of encephalitis, myocarditis, respiratory complications are more severe. This level is very dangerous, the child can die quickly if not diagnosed and treated in time. Signs of fever in children usually range from 37-38.5 degrees Celsius, fever does not exceed 2 days, if the child has a high fever for more than 3 days, over 39 degrees, children should be alert for signs of superinfection, or change from high to low. 1 to 2.
Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is a disease that occurs all year round, in most localities and all ages, especially in children under 3 years old, the disease is transmitted through the digestive tract, through the secretions of children. disease including saliva, rash blisters of the child's feces.
Hand, foot and mouth disease in children can cause many dangerous complications such as: encephalitis, weakness or paralysis of the limbs (acute flaccid paralysis), cranial nerve palsies, hypertension, increased muscle tone, myositis With dangerous complications of hand, foot and mouth disease in children, testing to diagnose hand, foot and mouth is an essential element for early detection and treatment of complications because at present The disease has no specific treatment, only supportive treatment.
As soon as a child shows signs of hand, foot and mouth disease, leave school and take the child to a doctor immediately for a suitable treatment regimen.