SKIN CONDITIONS
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a mild, contagious viral infection common in young children. Symptoms include sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus.
Causes
The most common cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is infection from coxsackievirus 16. This coxsackievirus belongs to a group of viruses called nonpolio enteroviruses. Other types of enteroviruses also may cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
Most people get the coxsackievirus infection — and hand-foot-and-mouth disease — through the mouth. The illness spreads by person-to-person contact with an infected person's:
Nose secretions or throat discharge
Saliva
Fluid from blisters
Stool
Respiratory droplets sprayed into the air after a cough or sneeze
Symptoms
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease may cause all of the following symptoms or only some of them. They include:
Fever.
Sore throat.
Feeling sick.
Painful, blister-like lesions on the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks.
A rash onthe palms, soles and sometimes the buttocks, The rash is not itchy, but sometimes it has blisters. Depending on skin tone, the rash may appear red, white, gray, or only show as tiny bumps.
Fussiness in infants and toddlers.
Loss of appetite.
Treatments
Wash hands often and maintain good hygiene
Avoid close contact as it is a contagious disease. Children already suffering from this infection should be avoided to send to school or public places.
Homeopathy works excellently in acute infectious conditions. It helps in healing the child suffering from this infection quickly and in the most gentle way and also helps in rebuilding the immune system.
