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Common childhood illness reaches high season

BATH – Whether the distant complaint is not a siren song, it may be the cries associated with young children with hand, foot-and-mouth disease of the foot. Oral disease, which becomes more common in the warmer months, is a contagious disease caused by several different viruses, often resulting in symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, sore throat, mouth sores painful and rashes. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), HFMD is more common in infants and children under 5, as they are not yet immune to the viruses involved. However, older children and adults may also have an MMPB. The illness drew national attention Monday when New York Mets Noah Launcher Syndergaard was placed on the list of people with disabilities with symptoms of the disease.

HFMD viruses spread like the others, coming into direct contact with the virus. According to Gail Wechsler, Steuben County Public Health Coordinator, the virus is not highly contagious, but it is often prevalent among children in day care centers, where many children are inclined to put shared objects in their homes. stuffy. However, because this is not a "reportable" disease, cases are not followed by public health.

"Day care is certainly prevalent because children do not wash their hands," said Wechsler. According to the CDC's epidemiology professionals, young children may experience particular discomfort when oral wounds prevent swallowing,

People with the disease are encouraged to isolate during the contagious phase , but can be "

" As long as you cover your cough, you probably will not spread it, or people come into contact with your blisters, "Wechsler said. The disease usually disappears in 7 to 10 days, and the affected people can do little more than wait 24 hours a day.

While overly cautious parents of children with think they're dying, fat Complications are very rare.

"In general, it is a relatively benign disease, without much complications, and doctors can not do much.

Even home remedies, beyond making the patient comfortable, are no match for HFMD: Over-the-counter medications can relieve pain and fever.

On the other hand, prevention is the best way, Wechsler argued, encouraging children and their loved ones to wash their hands, cover sneezing, and avoid symptoms.

The CDC recommends that people and mouth disease consult with their personal physician to determine when it is appropriate to return to work or return the children to school.