Is infant hand foot mouth disease serious

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With the high incidence of HFMD, parents are more worried about their children. We know that the incidence of HFMD has obvious aging: it generally occurs in infants and young children. Although, adults may also suffer from hand foot mouth disease, but because of their own immunity, it is generally not found when the cure without medicine. What about newborns? Is it possible for newborns to suffer from hand foot mouth disease? This problem is the most concerned problem of many new parents. Next, we will analyze them one by one.

Is infant hand foot mouth disease serious

First: in this season of high incidence of HFMD, parents of newborn babies are particularly worried that their babies will be infected with HFMD. So, is it possible for newborns to have HFMD? In order to solve this problem, we should start with some symptoms, factors and routes of infection of HFMD.

Second: hand foot mouth disease is a kind of disease easily transmitted in infants. The most common symptom of HFMD is herpes, which is mostly caused by intestinal infection, and may also be mutual infection between the disease sources. For newborns, in addition to hand foot mouth disease caused by birth canal infection, adult contact may also unconsciously transmit pathogens.

Third: Although the more common attack group of HFMD is children in kindergarten, the medical definition is that children under five years old are the most vulnerable to HFMD. Therefore, newborns may also suffer from hand foot mouth disease. At this time, parents need to pay attention to the health habits of newborns.

matters needing attention

For the newborn, to prevent the disease, in addition to the virus infection from itself, the external transmission route should also be isolated. Do a good job in the daily hygiene and cleaning of newborns, will greatly reduce the probability of disease infection.