Is it okay for children with hand, foot and mouth disease to have a lot of blisters?

Hot weather is a favorable weather condition for the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in children. Is it okay for children with hand, foot and mouth disease to have a lot of blisters? This is a question many parents ask when they have children with this disease.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease that is easily encountered in young children. The main cause of the disease is Coxsackie virus A16 and Enterovirus 71. The disease is transmitted through contact with saliva, blisters or with feces of an infected person.
Virus enters the mucosal cells of the mouth or small intestine, after 24 hours the virus enters the lymph nodes in the ileum region, they proliferate here for a period of 3-7 days. The virus then enters the bloodstream causing fever, poor appetite, malaise and sore throat. These viruses have affinity for the skin and mucous membranes, so they focus on causing lesions in the mouth, palms, feet, buttocks, knees...
Adults can also get hand, foot and mouth disease, although However, children under 5 years of age are the most susceptible to infection. Because at this age, children's resistance is still quite weak, unable to withstand the attack of viruses. Besides, when children go to kindergarten, living in an environment with many young children will be favorable conditions for hand, foot and mouth disease to break out and spread more strongly.
Most children with hand, foot and mouth disease will clear up on their own with good treatment and care. However, when your child shows signs of hand, foot and mouth disease, you still need to pay attention and follow the doctor's instructions in treatment and care. Because if you are too subjective, the disease can last long and lead to extremely dangerous complications.

Signs of hand, foot and mouth disease in children are very specific and easy to recognize. After incubation for about 1-2 days, the disease will usually start on the 3rd day with common symptoms such as:
Fever: Fever is the first sign when the child is infected, the child may have a mild fever or fever high. If your child has a high fever that does not improve, you should take your child to the doctor immediately for appropriate treatment. Because a high fever can be a symptom of a serious illness, which can be dangerous for your child, easily leading to complications that you cannot anticipate. Appearance of lesions on the skin: These lesions can be red spots, hand-foot-and-mouth acne appearing at specific locations such as palms, soles, in the oral cavity, tongue, .. Hand, foot and mouth nodules can cause itching, burning pain and discomfort for children when broken. Therefore, you need to avoid letting your child scratch the damaged skin, as well as not allowing your baby to play or suck on items that have not been handled cleanly. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease in children is characterized by oval-shaped vesicles 2–10 mm in size, gray in color, and usually painless. When blisters in the mouth burst, they will form sores in the mouth that cause pain and stop eating. The blisters on the skin will deflate and heal on their own after 5 to 7 days, leaving no scars. Children show signs of fatigue and loss of appetite: When sick, besides the above common symptoms, children also appear other symptoms such as mouth pain, loss of appetite, fatigue. Children can even have severe diarrhea when they have hand, foot and mouth disease. In addition, if the child is seriously ill, there are symptoms such as a high fever above 38 degrees Celsius, the fever lasts for many hours without lowering. The child is constantly fussy and startled often. These could be signs of neurotoxicity.
When your child shows signs of illness, you should take your child to the doctor for advice on appropriate treatment and care, to avoid dangerous complications for the child.

Blisters on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and in the mouth are characteristic symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease. In some cases, when the virus attacks the brain, it will cause a dangerous complication, which is encephalitis - meningoencephalitis. Besides, the disease can also cause other dangerous complications such as myocarditis, acute pulmonary edema.
You need to take your child to the hospital immediately if the child has dangerous symptoms of the disease such as:
High fever ≥ 39 degrees Celsius, or fever for more than 2 days. Rapid breathing, difficulty breathing. Startled Lethargy Tremors Crying a lot Irritated children have trouble sleeping Vomiting profusely Unsettled skin Blotchy purple skin Sweating Cold hands and feet Convulsions Coma So children with hands, feet and mouth only have many blisters, it is not a sign sign of disease severity, not cause for concern. However, if this worries you and you don't know what to do, take your child to the doctor for advice on the most appropriate treatment.

Currently, we still do not have a specific treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease. The main treatment measures are to treat the symptoms that children experience and prevent complications from occurring.
When your child has a high fever, you can give your child fever-reducing medicine, you need to follow the dose prescribed by the doctor. For broken blisters, pain relievers and antiseptics can be used. Use 0.9% physiological saline to clean the child's mouth. Children should be left at home to rest until the illness is completely healed. Do not allow children to come into contact with other people to limit the spread of disease. When a child's mouth is injured, it will cause pain, leading to anorexia. Therefore, you should give your child foods that are liquid, easy to swallow and easy to digest. When bathing children, you can use water with good antiseptic properties such as betel leaf juice, tea leaf juice, ... These types of water both have a cooling effect on the body and have antibacterial effects. Very good, helps limit inflammation in the damaged skin.

At this time, when the hand, foot and mouth disease is breaking out, it is extremely important to prevent children from getting sick. To protect children from diseases in general and hand-foot-and-mouth disease in particular, you need to pay attention to the following issues:
Wash hands thoroughly with soap for both adults and children after playing , working, before cooking, before contacting children, feeding children, after going to the toilet, after changing diapers for children. Clean frequently touched surfaces in the household. Always maintain food hygiene and safety, cook cooked food for children. Never give food to children by mouth. Do not share towels or bath towels. Adults don't kiss babies, especially babies.