People are most contagious the first week they're sick. In cooler climates, outbreaks most often happen in the summer and fall, but tropical parts of the world have them year-round in.
Depending on the type of infection and symptoms, the doctor may prescribe medicines to make your child feel more comfortable.
Because antibiotics only work against bacteria, they can't be used to fight a coxsackievirus infection. You can give acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve minor aches and pains. If the fever lasts for more than 24 hours or if your child has any symptoms of a more serious coxsackievirus infection, call your doctor. Most kids with a simple coxsackievirus infection recover completely after a few days without needing any medical treatment.
A child who has a fever without any other symptoms should rest in bed or play quietly indoors. Offer plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. How long the infection lasts can vary. Kids who only have a fever may see their temperature return to normal within 24 hours, although the average fever lasts 3 days. Hand, foot, and mouth disease usually lasts for 2 or 3 days; viral meningitis can take 3 to 7 days to clear up.
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. There's no need to wait until all the blisters have healed. Keeping your child away from other children for longer is unlikely to stop the illness spreading. Although there's usually no risk to the pregnancy or baby, it's best to avoid close contact with anyone who has hand, foot and mouth disease.
Speak to a GP or your midwife if you have been in contact with someone with hand, foot and mouth disease. The viruses can spread from person to person, usually on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces poop , where they can live for several days. In most cases, coxsackievirus infections cause mild flu-like symptoms and go away without treatment.
But in some cases, they can lead to more serious infections. Coxsackievirus can produce a wide variety of symptoms.
About half of all kids with an infection have no symptoms. Others suddenly get a high fever, headache, and muscle aches, and some also develop a sore throat, abdominal discomfort, or nausea. A child with a coxsackievirus infection may simply feel hot but have no other symptoms. In most kids, the fever lasts about 3 days, then disappears. Occasionally, coxsackieviruses can cause more serious infections that may need to be treated in a hospital, including:.
Mothers can pass an infection to their newborns during or just after birth. Babies are more at risk for a serious infection, including myocarditis, hepatitis, and meningoencephalitis an inflammation of the brain and meninges. In newborns, symptoms can develop within 2 weeks after birth. Coxsackieviruses are very contagious. They can be passed from person to person on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces. They also can be spread through droplets of fluid sprayed into the air when someone sneezes or coughs.
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