Children are susceptible to hand, foot and mouth disease. Parents need to protect their children in these ways.

In spring, various infectious diseases are prone to outbreaks. When infectious diseases suddenly strike, children are most susceptible to infection, especially in school. If one child is infected, the spread of the disease is very fast. Hand, foot and mouth disease is easily transmitted by children, so parents need to understand how to protect their children.

1. Prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease in babies

1. Personal hygiene is very important. It is necessary to cut your nails and wash your hands frequently. Don't ignore these details because you think your home is much cleaner than outside. In fact, there are many bacteria and viruses breeding in remote controls, trash cans, door handles and other places.

2. Always maintain a good environment at home. Clean up the kitchen, bathroom and other areas that are most vulnerable to household hygiene problems. Dry and wash bedsheets and quilts frequently. Open windows more often to ventilate and breathe in fresh air.

3. Make sure your baby gets enough sleep, don't let your baby get too tired, and develop healthy work and rest habits. This can improve your baby's physique, enhance immunity, and help resist virus invasion.

4. Do not let your baby eat raw food or unboiled water.

5. Regarding the question of whether B vitamins can prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, there is currently no authoritative conclusion in the scientific community, but appropriate supplementation is still beneficial for preventing oral inflammation. It is recommended to consult a doctor before making a decision on how to take it.

6. During the hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic period, your baby should wear a mask when going out.

2. Transmission routes of hand, foot and mouth disease

1. Dietary communication

The cause of hand, foot and mouth disease is a virus in the intestine, so food transmission is one of the main ways of transmission. Contaminated water, unsanitary or spoiled and expired food may continue to spread bacteria and cause infection in babies.

2. Droplet transmission

The sick child's droplets may contain viruses and some throat secretions. When several babies talk together, the virus may spread unknowingly.

3. Contact transmission

Toys played by sick children, used tableware, towels, quilts, underwear, etc. may be contaminated with bacteria. Healthy babies may be exposed to these things and bacteria may have an opportunity to take advantage of them. In addition, viruses spread faster in places where babies are too crowded, such as kindergartens, training classes, etc. Teachers and parents should pay special attention.

3. Dietary principles for hand, foot and mouth disease

1. Dietary principles for hand, foot and mouth disease

Children with hand, foot and mouth disease have a poor appetite and are unwilling to eat due to fever and oral herpes. It is advisable to feed babies light, warm, delicious, easily digestible, soft liquid or semi-liquid food, and the food temperature should be slightly warm or cool, such as milk, porridge, soy milk, soft noodles, etc. Avoid eating cold or spicy food, salty food, and sour fruits to reduce the stimulation to the oral ulcer surface. Drink more warm water. It is best not to feed children fish, shrimp and other fishy foods to avoid aggravating the condition.

2. Eat foods that clear away heat and detoxify

People with hand, foot and mouth disease can eat more foods that clear away heat and detoxify, such as mung beans, red beans, mung bean sprouts, lilies, cucumbers, winter melons, loofahs, bitter melons, water chestnuts, water chestnuts, wild rice stems, asparagus, winter bamboo shoots, fresh lotus roots, red and white radishes, pakchoy, shepherd's purse, celery, pears, kiwis, grapes, etc.

3. Protein-rich foods

When the body is attacked by a virus, the antibodies produced by the human body are actually proteins. Proteins can neutralize certain infectious factors, kill pathogens and excrete them out of the body. Therefore, children with hand, foot and mouth disease should consume more high-quality protein, which can promote physical recovery. Such as eggs, lean meat, milk, soy products and other foods.

4. Drink more warm soups and porridge

In the acute stage, the oral mucosa of children is covered with herpes and ulcers, which makes them painful and difficult to eat. Children should be given light, soft and mild soups and porridges, such as egg drop soup, carrot soup, soy milk, mung bean porridge, lily porridge, radish porridge, watermelon juice, pear juice, kiwi juice, radish juice, water chestnut juice, etc.

There is now a vaccine for hand, foot and mouth disease. If your child has poor resistance, parents can take their children to get the vaccine to enhance their resistance to hand, foot and mouth disease. Children are a high-risk group for hand, foot and mouth disease. When children are sick, parents are more uncomfortable. Parents need to understand the relevant knowledge of hand, foot and mouth disease to prevent their children from being harmed.