oh i just googled this real quick. i had never heard of this beforre

I’ve never heard of this before – thanks for the warning and symptoms listed.

I know somebody who caught it. She wasn’t allowed to prepare food at all. Her husband sterilised the house as much as he possibly could. He banned her from that area for others’ safety. She had to keep gloves on her hands which in hot weather was almost unbearable as they perspired and it made them even more painful. All dishes and cutlery she used was scalded with boiling water and washed separately as an additional precausion. Clothes were washed separately with very strong anti-bacterial washing liquid.

Poor kids. It looks awful for them.

I didn’t even know this affected humans until I read this article.

Does anyone know what causes this in the first place. It is so distressing seeing little ones in pain and not being able to take that pain away.

Children should definitely be excluded from daycare and school if they have hand, foot and mouth. They need time to recover.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is usually a mild viral illness which is common in children.
Diagnosis is made by a local doctor, and there is no specific treatment. The skin blisters of HFMD are infectious until they become crusty and there is no fluid in the blisters. The virus may also be shed in the faeces (poo) for several weeks after the blisters resolve. Very rarely, the virus can affect the lining of the brain or spinal cord, leading to more severe symptoms such as seizures, confusion, unsteadiness, and weakness.
At my daughters childcare centre there was recently also a case.

We have had hand foot and mouth and it is HORRIBLE. My older children didn’t have a rash until a week or so after they were sick. They did however have sore feet which I didn’t think anything of. But my little boy ended up really sick, with peeling feet for weeks and only a couple of little spots around his mouth and hands. He would sob and sob in pain. I also had it and was bed ridden but did not get a rash. I think keeping your kids at home even if it is just a virus and fever is so important.

I have four young children and thankfully, none of them have ever had it-well, as yet.

I had never heard of this before until my nephew had it. I thought it was not even a serious disease, but something we joked about. We all need to be vigilant on this one to avoid the spread.

A real worry, thanks for the update.

thank you for the picture, i have never seen it before and now i know what to look for

I have heard that this disease is quite prevalent when kids are at school but none of mine ever had it

We had this last year, first time ever. My two boys got it and so did I, and I was about 5 months pregnant. Adults version is nasty – had the blisters on my hands & feet, hurt to touch anything or even walk. Had vomiting, and really bad back pain. Kids only had it mild thankfully. But yes – keep your kids quarantined if you’re aware they have it. Seems common sense, but I know plenty of people who bring their sick kids to playgroup, kindy etc.