Talk:Hand, foot and mouth disease

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I just wondered if anyone knew if this could be spread or contracted through feces in a public swimming pool. I have a 7 year old child who was diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. Three days after swimming in a contaminated pool(the pool was not shut down, cleared or treated and the kids were actually swimming WHILE the feces was being cleaned) she complained of a headache and was sleepy. The next day she seemed fine, but on the following day(the fith day after exposure) she developed the rash on the hands, feet and mouth, which has also involved other areas of her body.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.189.155.181 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Seriousness?

What is the typical seriousness / severity of this? My son's daycare has a case, and I'm generally assuming that it's not usually a risky disease. However, the "recorded outbreaks" section shows three major outbreaks with many deaths, and that doesn't really give one a great deal of confidence.

Perhaps a line or two is in order about the typical course of infection, frequency of severe complications, etc... because as it stands this article almost makes it look far more serious than it probably is. [I'd do it myself, but I'm running short on time this morning...maybe later. And all I'd be doing is rephrasing the CDC page, ultimately, so I'd prefer to leave it for someone more knowlegable...] Dschuetz 12:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I added some stats. The complication rate is actually very low in relative terms (405 in 1.5 million), but 400 kids is still a lot. JFW | T@lk 03:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

It can be quite serious to young children and unborn babies. Where I live, a child was banned from elementary school because she had this disease and her mother forced her to go to school. Two teachers were pregnant, so there were fears for their health. I wish people would stop going to public places when they have contagious diseases.

[edit] tips?

I currently have and foot and mouth disease, but it's only bothered me in my mouth, where I have at least ten sores or ulcers. does anyone have any suggestions on how to ease the pain who's had it before?

My doctor had me gargle saline (salt water) in my mouth to get rid of the ulcers and ease the pain. Also, general painkillers help. Maybe even consider something that numbs your mouth.