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    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection that causes tiny blisters on the mouth and hands, feet, and other areas of the body. It spreads through contact with fluid from the blisters or through feces. Symptoms include blisters and sometimes fever, sore throat, or cough. Children are contagious as long as blisters contain fluid or feces remain infectious for weeks. To control spread, teach children cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene and exclude children until all blisters dry.

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    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection that causes tiny blisters on the mouth and hands, feet, and other areas of the body. It spreads through contact with fluid from the blisters or through feces. Symptoms include blisters and sometimes fever, sore throat, or cough. Children are contagious as long as blisters contain fluid or feces remain infectious for weeks. To control spread, teach children cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene and exclude children until all blisters dry.

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    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection that causes tiny blisters on the mouth and hands, feet, and other areas of the body. It spreads through contact with fluid from the blisters or through feces. Symptoms include blisters and sometimes fever, sore throat, or cough. Children are contagious as long as blisters contain fluid or feces remain infectious for weeks. To control spread, teach children cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene and exclude children until all blisters dry.

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    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection that causes tiny blisters on the mouth and hands, feet, and other areas of the body. It spreads through contact with fluid from the blisters or through feces. Symptoms include blisters and sometimes fever, sore throat, or cough. Children are contagious as long as blisters contain fluid or feces remain infectious for weeks. To control spread, teach children cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene and exclude children until all blisters dry.

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    Hand, foot and mouth disease

    Description
    Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection. It is not related to the disease in cattle with a
    similar name (foot-and-mouth disease).
    Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease include tiny blisters on various parts of the body, including in
    the mouth, and on the fingers, palms of hands, buttocks, nappy area, soles of the feet, upper arms or upper
    legs. The blisters last a little longer than a week. Some children may also have a fever, sore throat, runny
    nose or cough. Vomiting or diarrhoea are uncommon. The most troublesome symptom is often the blisters
    in the mouth, which make it difficult for the child to eat or drink.

    How does it spread?


    The virus is in the fluid of the blisters and can be spread by becoming airborne during coughing, singing,
    talking, etc. The virus is also found in the childs faeces, and can be present in faeces for several weeks
    after the child has recovered.

    Incubation period
    The incubation period is usually 35days.

    Infectious period
    People are infectious as long as the blisters contain fluid. Faeces can remain infectious for several weeks.

    Fact Sheets

    Exclusion period
    Children with hand, foot and mouth disease should be excluded until all blisters have dried.

    Responsibilities of educators and other staff


    t Advise the parent to keep the child home until they are feeling well and all blisters have dried.
    t Make sure staff and children practise cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene.
    t Ensure that appropriate cleaning practices are being followed in the education and care service.

    Responsibilities of parents
    t Keep the child at home until all the blisters have dried and the child is feeling well.

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    t Encourage cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene at home.

    Controlling the spread of infection


    t Teach children about cough and sneeze etiquette.
    Cough or sneeze into your inner elbow rather than your hand.
    If you used a tissue to cover your nose or mouth when sneezing or coughing, put the tissue in the
    bin straight away.
    Clean your hands.
    t Ensure that staff practise cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene.
    t Allow blisters to dry out naturally. The blisters should not be deliberately burst because the fluid within
    them is infectious.

    Treatment
    Usually no treatment is required.
    FACT SHEETS
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