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 an acute infectious disease caused by a virus. The disease usually occurs in children, especially children under 5 years old. However, adults can still get the disease if you have never had hand, foot and mouth disease before or if your body's immune system cannot fight the virus that causes the disease.

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.

In Vietnam, according to reports, the number of children diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease has increased 5 to 6 times compared to the same period last year. This is an infectious disease that spreads quickly and can easily become an epidemic. If not detected early and treated promptly, the disease will endanger the patient's health.

Enterovirus A71 is the main cause of hand, foot and mouth disease with severe symptoms, dangerous complications, and even death. Therefore, families need to take preventive measures to protect children from the virus that causes the disease.