What is the Symptoms and Diagnosis of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?

 Symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease usually include fever, mouth sores, and skin rash. The rash is commonly found on the hands and feet.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in infants and children younger than 5 years old. Most children have mild symptoms for 7 to 10 days.

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Treat symptoms at home

Often the infection is mild, and symptoms can be treated at home.

Treat Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

When to see a healthcare provider

See a healthcare provider if

  • Your child is not able to drink normally and you’re worried they might be getting dehydrated.
  • Your child is not alert and responsive.
  • Your child’s fever lasts longer than 3 days.
  • Symptoms do not improve after 10 days.
  • Your child has a weakened immune system (body’s ability to fight germs and sickness).
  • Symptoms are severe.
  • Your child is very young, especially younger than 6 months.

Diagnosing hand, foot, and mouth disease

Healthcare providers can usually tell if someone has hand, foot, and mouth disease by examining the patient and the rash appearance while considering the patient’s age and other symptoms.

Sometimes, healthcare providers might collect samples from the patient’s throat or feces (poop) and send them to a laboratory to test for the virus. However, these tests are rarely done. Click here: SEE MORE

Source: CDC

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