Doctor lab warns of hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak, starting to find EV71 causing children’s brain inflammation.

Thairath Online

12 July 2022 1:20 PM.

On July 12, 2022, Dr. Pakpoom Dechasdin, a medical technician fan page owner Doctor Lab Panda posted a message saying Hand-foot-mouth disease has spread again. Children are getting sick with hand-foot-mouth disease a lot lately. Many houses are now living.

This disease is caused by a virus of the enterovirus group. Children who often have rashes, ulcers, or blisters on the palms, fingers, soles of the feet, in the mouth, can see the illustration. Haha. If a child starts to have symptoms, always need to see a doctor. Don’t guess the disease yourself. Recently, a more severe infection called EV71 has been found that can cause encephalitis in young children.

Contacting is easy. Just by touching nasal secretions, saliva, and clear blisters. including the feces of infected patients or indirect contact from touching toys Eating or drinking can become infected, so hygiene is very important. If you want to prevent children from hand, foot and mouth disease, they should be protected as follows.

1. Wash your hands often, especially babysitters who need to take care of hygiene. Wash your hands every time you touch a diaper. Do not share baby food with a spoon
2. Regularly clean children’s toys with a disinfectant solution.
3. The environment in the children’s room should be an open room. good ventilation
4. Avoid taking children to crowded places during the outbreak, such as playgrounds, shopping malls.
5. Children who are sick must notify the school. and stop studying until the wound heals Usually about 1 week.

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