My daughter had HFMD almost constantly for a year I posted about it below and while Acyclovir got rid of the rash on her hands and feet, her gastrointestinal distress, chest pain, and headaches are still constant. Doctors are not able to keep up with the changes in the virus. I have been expecting very similar symptoms since There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I see my doctor in the morning.
Likely, your daughter is succumbing to different viruses that all product that same group of symptoms. Again, OUCH!
I hope that helps. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies. She is a healthy girl otherwise. What could be causing her to get this over and over? That seems to help suppress it to a certain extent. I hope your baby girl leaves it behind in childhood, which I hear most kiddos do. Did your bouts of HFM eventually stop?
My daughter is going through a similar cycle of symptoms after contracting coxsackie last year. Our goal is to improve children's health by inspiring parents to become knowledgable partners who can work with their children's physicians in new and rich ways.
Hand Foot and Mouth syndrome is caused by several different viruses, including coxsackieviruses A5, A9, A10, A16, B1, B3, enterovirus 7, herpes simplex Question My fourteen-month-old son recently had hand-foot-and-mouth virus.
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First Name. Email Address. Send Me The Tips! Showing Add your comment Submit. A day or two later, a blister-like rash appears on the hands, feet or mouth. Hand, foot and mouth disease spreads through direct contact with these blisters, as well as the droplets expelled when you sneeze or cough.
You are most contagious during the first few days of being sick, often before the blisters appear. Once these blisters dry up, you are less likely to pass on the virus. Hand, foot and mouth disease is very common and usually affects infants and children under the age of 5. Because multiple viruses can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, it is possible to catch the virus multiple times. Hand, foot and mouth disease has nothing to do with foot-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle, sheep and swine.
Hand, foot and mouth disease has no specific treatment, although the CDC reports that most people get better on their own within seven to 10 days. However, you can treat symptoms of the virus with over-the-counter pain medications. Avoid foods and drinks that are acidic, like orange juice, because they can irritate mouth sores. Hand, foot and mouth disease has nothing to do with foot and mouth disease that affects farm animals.
You cannot take antibiotics or medicines to cure hand, foot and mouth disease. Speak to a pharmacist for advice about treatments, such as mouth ulcer gels, sprays and mouthwashes, to relieve pain. Check with your GP surgery before going.
They may suggest a phone consultation. Hand, foot and mouth disease is easily passed on to other people. It's spread in coughs, sneezes, poo and the fluid in the blisters. You can start spreading it from a few days before you have any symptoms, but you're most likely to spread it to others in the first 5 days after symptoms start.
But as soon as they're feeling better, they can go back to school or nursery.
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