The virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease in infants can spread through direct contact with secretions from the nose and throat, saliva, virus-containing fluid from blisters or from the stool of other sick children.

The measure to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in children is to properly and fully implement hygiene in the disease room to limit the source of infection. There is currently no vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease.

When hand, foot and mouth disease is infected, the clear blisters will gradually turn cloudy. If not treated properly, hand, foot and mouth disease can easily progress to serious complications, even leading to death.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious disease and there is no specific treatment, so treatment is mainly aimed at reducing the symptoms of the disease. Skin lesions may occur in patients with hand, foot and mouth disease.

Acyclovir is a drug against pathogens caused by some viruses such as chickenpox, herpes,... Also caused by viruses, but there are no recommendations to allow the use of Acyclovir to treat hand, foot and mouth disease.