Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD)

Salam...

Last friday imann demam tau... rupa-rupanya bila ibu bawak pergi doktor, doktor khancana kata imann dapat HFMD. Imann kena kuarantin tak boleh pergi mana-mana sebab senang menjangkit. Imann boring sangat sebab tak boleh nak buat apa-apa. Bila malam ibu kata imann asyik nangis je sebab dalam mulut imann sakit sangat. Tapi dah lepas 3 hari imann dah tak nangis dan imann dah boleh makan sikit-sikit. Tak tahu la imann jangkit dari siapa.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness of infants and children. The disease causes fever and blister-like eruptions in the mouth and/or a skin rash. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth (also called hoof-and-mouth) disease, a disease of cattle, sheep, and swine; however, the two diseases are not related—they are caused by different viruses.

Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.

Illness

The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat. One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia. A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.