Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
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Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by D.R. from Cleveland
on August 1, 2007
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i just found out that my 14 month old has hand foot and mouth disease. my doctor gave me a print out about HFMD but i find it to be not very helpful. i have been resea...
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- Sadly you have to let this run it's course. When my son had it I was told to try and make him as comfortable as I could. I couldn't figure out how my son caught it e...
- Hi D.! Unfortunately there's nothing you can do but make your daughter as comfortable as you can. It is very contagious. So if your daughter still likes to put thin...
- My son got HFMD when he was around a year old. I'm pretty sure he picked it up from daycare. It's transmitted through saliva, so he probably got it from putting toys...
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
Asked by A.G. from San Francisco
on April 1, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old has come down with Hand Foot & Mouth Disease (similar to chickenpox but not itchy). Most likely picked it up from daycare. The doctor said to only gi...
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- TONS OF KIDS HAVE HAD IT!!!! We have a notice posted at the preschool where my son goes. No one has it currently but the sign stays up! Don't worry-I personally know...
- Hi A., A friend's son contracted it a couple of years ago. It's easier to spread where hands aren't being washed after diaper changes, after using the toilet (or hel...
- Hi A.,my daughter had this Hand, foot, and mouth disease, a type of coxsackievirus syndrome, causes painful red blisters in the throat and on the tongue, gums, hard pa...
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on July 28, 2011
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My almost 12 month old has had a fever since yesterday morning. So this morning I took him to the doctor and she thinks he has that hand foot mouth disese. He doesn't ...
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- it could be herpes in the throat. my daughter had this. it's sort of like the hand,foot and mouth disease, but no rash or blisters on the hand and feet. just the back ...
- I personally had this back in February... horrible! I thought it was strep because of the sores in the back of my throat. Was not feeling any better so I went back to ...
- Seems like there is not enough evidence to know for sure either way. I do know that my son had hand foot and mouth and he had a fever, with very little appetite for a...
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by K.H. from Green Bay
on June 2, 2008
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I think we are on the second bout of Hand,Foot Mouth disease in our 15 month old daughter. About 3 weeks ago she came down with the first case. She started out with ...
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- I don't normally hear of it being on the back of the hands. Is it inside of the mouth, on the feet? It could be something else look under her arms and on the back of...
- My girlfriend's 2 yr old child has hand foot and mouth disease right now. All you can do is keep them comfortable with some tylenol. It's a virus that has to run it'...
- Did she have a fever before this set of spot showed up? or was the fever within a week of the spots? It could be Roseolla. My daughter just got over this and she too...
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by J.J. from San Luis Obispo
on January 9, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I just took my 19 month old daughter to the pediatrician this morning to try to figure out what this rash was that was breaking out on the palms of her han...
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- Hello J.! Make sure you contact your OBGYN and let him/her know your child has HFMD. Pregnant women need to be extra careful when exposed to this condition. No need ...
- YES!!! You must keep her away from other children. Although rare in adults, they can get it to so don't share drinks/food, etc.. Your Dr. didn't mention how contagio...
- my daughter had hand foot mouth at like 14 months old. it can be horribly painful. i took her to the er and they said that she had 5ths disease but i was like no that ...
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Asked by A.D. from Modesto
on July 7, 2008
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Hi,
My 3.5 year old son came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. I was curious if anyone had any experience with this and how long it lasts? Are there any si...
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- Doesn't it concern you that the preschool allows him to go to school like this? Wonder where he got it from? Things that make you go hmmmm! Anyways... since it's an...
- HI A. from my understanding when my kids got it It was because toys were not cleaned and yes it will happen again if they don't clean the toys the right way so tell...
- I have also had this, and it is very painful. I wouldn't send your child to school with it either - for one you don't want to pass it on, and two, he will be very unco...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease???
Asked by S.D. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2008
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Does anyone know about Hand foot and Mouth (HFMD) disease? My sister's kids (one is two and the other is 8 months old) were exposed to HFMD. She is visiting all the wa...
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- My kids had hand, foot and mouth disease when they were small. The doctor says there is an epidemic of it once in awhile. It is highly contagious, but usually not se...
- My 19 mo old DD just finished w/ HFMD and it was TERRIBLE. The saliva is highly contagious and they are contagious during fever (about 5 days) and 3 days after. We are...
- Easy... just call your Ped and get their advice. My daughter had it at 7 months, and from what I remember everyone made it seem like it was no big deal. She didnt have...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease?
Asked by B.H. from Kansas City
on September 16, 2008
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My son picked up this hand, foot and mouth disease over the weekend on top of the Rota virus he picked up last week at daycare. Can anyone tell me how long this is co...
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- HFM disease went through my daycare a few months ago and one of the kids' parents took him to the dr and they told them that they are contagious for two days before an...
- Hi,my 3 kids plus 3 more that I watch all had it at the same time. It spreads fast. This is true with most all of them. First it started as a fever for about 2 days.th...
- Hand, foot and mouth syndrome causes tiny blisterlike sores in the mouth, on palms of hands, and soles of feet. It's usually accompanied with mild fever, sore throat ...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by J.G. from St. Louis
on October 1, 2008
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I took my 9 month old son to the doctor yesterday and she said he has hand, foot and mouth disease. The doctor told me that he can go back to daycare because it is no...
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- I'm a childcare provider, PLEASE keep your child home for at least 24hrs from the time he starts his Rx. I think that Dr's all have different views on this. That sai...
- My little cousin got this her Kindergarten year of school a couple years ago. Her Mom was told once the fever broke, and she had been on medicine (if perscribed) to wa...
- Not sure what others have responded, but it IS contagious before he shows symptoms and also when he has a fever. By the time the blisters show and you realize it's ha...
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on June 24, 2008
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I took my 10 month old son to the doctor yesterday thinking he had an ear infection because he had a fever all weekend, and normally when he has a fever he has an ear ...
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- T., HFM dz is viral and there is not much to do about it. However, ibuprofen may be more helpful to relieve discomfort. The dose of Ibuprofen depends on the weight ...
- My 14mo old had HFM about a month ago. He was pretty miserable and wouldn't eat or drink much. Yogurt and other cool, smooth foods were best. We also introduced him to...
- my son also had this. at first the urgent care Dr thought he had strep. the culture came back normal, so after a miserable weekend, his pediatritian diagnosed him wit...
