Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease: Preschooler
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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, 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 J.V. from Austin
on February 29, 2008
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I took my son into see the doctor yesterday b/c he had blisters on his hands and mouth. Turns out he has hand, foot and mouth desease, and the doctor said he most like...
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- Hi J. - HFM is very common... your doctor should have told you that. Most kids do get it and often the parents don't even realize it. My son had it and it is beli...
- While it's possible that your child got it from daycare, it's not necessarily the only place. I have 4 children, 3 of which have had HFM, and none of them have ever s...
- My son had it about a year ago. It started on the palms of his hands. In the beggining i thought he was coming down with chicken pocks or somehting. He then got 2 blis...
Daughter Diagnosed with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Asked by J.S. from Pittsburgh
on May 8, 2008
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My almost 9 month old daughter woke up yesterday with a fever of 102. My mother was able to take her to the doctors for me and they diagnosed her with Hand, Foot, and...
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- It's one of those things that they all get. It's nothing terribly serious, but they are uncomfortable for a little while - maybe a week. Basically you treat symptoms f...
- My son had this too when he was around your little ones age, just use tylenol to comfort them, and wash your hands often! I ended up getting it from my son and it i...
- My son had it a few months ago - never got blisters.....
Hand Foot Mouth
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on April 27, 2008
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my daughter was diagnosed with hand foot mouth disease about a week ago. does anyone know by chance how long they are contagious for? she was misdiagnosed by the er. i...
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- Here is a website that has a lot of information on hfmd. Hope it helps. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000965.htm
- Hello, J., With it being a viral infection have you thought about colloidal silver? Your health food store may have a preparation that may very well ease the pain a...
- My daughter have it a year ago. Fortunately my youngest was okay. Just keep them separated as much as you can, and no sharing on toys, food, and drink. Wash their hand...
Hand Foot and Mouth
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on June 5, 2010
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My daughter was diagnosed with Hand, foot and Mouth disease yesterday. I am questioning the diagnosis. My daughter has a rash all over her body, tiny red dots some o...
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- HFaM can start in the diaper area and spread to the legs and torso and arms. They also get spots on their hands and feet and mouth. You do not have to get them in all ...
- All 3 of my kids ages 5, 3 & 1 had it last week.. All of them ONLY had it in their mouth & no where else.. They were red bumps w/ white heads on them in the back of th...
- When our daughter had it the spots showed up right away but it seems like it took a couple of days for them to blister. I could never see spots in her mouth, but she d...
