HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR HAND-FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
Hand -foot-and-mouth disaese is a viral infection caused by coxsackievirus A16. The coxsackievirus belongs to a group of viruses called
nonpolio enteroviruses. Other types of enteroviruses sometimes cause
hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
Oral ingestion is the main source of coxsackievirus infection and
hand-foot-and-mouth disease. The illness spreads by person-to-person contact
with an infected person's:
·
Nasal secretions or throat discharge
·
Saliva
·
Fluid from blisters
·
Stool
·
Respiratory droplets sprayed into the
air after a cough or sneeze
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is most common in children
in child care settings because of frequent diaper changes and potty training,
and because little children often put their hands in their mouths.
Although your child is most contagious with
hand-foot-and-mouth disease during the first week of the illness, the virus can
remain in his or her body for weeks after the signs and symptoms are gone. That
means your child still can infect others.
Some people, particularly adults, can pass the virus
without showing any signs or symptoms of the disease.
Outbreaks of the disease are more common in summer and
autumn in the United States and other temperate climates. In tropical climates,
outbreaks occur year-round.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease isn't related to
foot-and-mouth disease (sometimes called hoof-and-mouth disease), which is an
infectious viral disease found in farm animals. You can't contract hand-foot-and-mouth
disease from pets or other animals, and you can't transmit it to them.
Causes--The
most common cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is infection with the
coxsackievirus A16. The coxsackievirus belongs to a group of viruses called
nonpolio enteroviruses. Other types of enteroviruses sometimes cause
hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
Oral ingestion is the main source of coxsackievirus infection and
hand-foot-and-mouth disease. The illness spreads by person-to-person contact
with an infected person's:
·
Nasal secretions or throat discharge
·
Saliva
·
Fluid from blisters
·
Stool
·
Respiratory droplets sprayed into the
air after a cough or sneeze
Symptoms--Hand-foot-and-mouth
disease may cause all of the following signs and symptoms or just some of them.
They include:
·
Fever
·
Sore throat
·
Feeling of being unwell (malaise)
·
Painful, red, blister-like lesions on
the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks
·
A red rash, without itching but
sometimes with blistering, on the palms, soles and sometimes the buttocks
·
Irritability in infants and toddlers
·
Loss of appetite
The usual period from initial infection to the onset of signs and
symptoms (incubation period) is three to six days. A fever is often the first
sign of hand-foot-and-mouth disease, followed by a sore throat and sometimes a
poor appetite and malaise.
One or two days after the fever begins, painful sores may develop in the
mouth or throat. A rash on the hands and feet and possibly on the buttocks can
follow within one or two days.
Risk
factors--Hand-foot-and-mouth disease primarily affects children
younger than age 10, often those under 5 years. Children in child care centers
are especially susceptible to outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease because
the infection spreads by person-to-person contact, and young children are the most
susceptible.
Children usually develop immunity to hand-foot-and-mouth disease as they
get older by building antibodies after exposure to the virus that causes the
disease. However, it's possible for adolescents and adults to get the disease.
Complications--The
most common complication of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is dehydration. The
illness can cause sores in the mouth and throat, making swallowing painful and
difficult.
Watch closely to make sure your child frequently sips fluid during the
course of the illness. If dehydration is severe, intravenous (IV) fluids may be
necessary.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is usually a minor illness causing only a
few days of fever and relatively mild signs and symptoms. A rare and sometimes
serious form of the coxsackievirus can involve the brain and cause other
complications:
Viral
meningitis. This is a rare infection and
inflammation of the membranes (meninges) and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding
the brain and spinal cord.
Encephalitis. This severe and potentially life-threatening disease involves
brain inflammation caused by a virus. Encephalitis is rare.
HOMOEOPATHIC
REMEDIES
MERCURIUS SOL 30- Merc sol is one of the leading remedies for
hand foot and mouth disease . Here mouth sores can be very severe and the
person is very sensitive to heat and cold. There may have a fever before
getting the blisters and may alternate between getting too hot with
perspiration and becoming chilled at night. Becoming too hot or too cold makes
the patient worse in general. The blisters tend to be more painful at night.
One of the characteristic symptoms of Mercurius is the tendency to drool or to
have an excess of saliva in the mouth. The breath of the patient may be quite
offensive with pus visible on the tonsils or else where in the mouth.
ANTIMONIUM TART. 30-Antimonium tart is another effective remedy for
this diseases. In the chill stage of fever--.gooseflesh and icy cold
skin. Heat stage of fever.--the patient clings to those around and wants to be
carried. He does not want to be touched or looked at.Thirstless despite the dry
parched tongue.Sweat stage of fever-profuse , cold , clammy or sticky , dry,
cracked, parched tongue with whitish discoloration in the centre. Tongue tip
and sides clean, moist and red. Thrush. There is craving for apples or apple
juice.
BORAX 3X—Borax is another top remedy for this disease . The
patient refuses to talk during fever. Desire for cold drinks and cold food
during fever.There is great heat and dryness of mouth with white ulcers. White
fungus-like growth, they are tender.Ulcers bleed on touch and eating. Painful
red blisters on tongue. Sore mouth prevents infants from nursing. Fear of
downward motion. Startle easily. Very sensitive to sudden noises .
BELLADONNA
200-Belladonna is prescribed when there
is high temperature, with flushed face and the eye is sensitive to light.There
is severe headache with either restlessness or drowsiness. The rash is red in colour with a feeling of heat
and throbbing.
BRYONIA
ALB. 30-Bryonia alb is prescribed when a dry
cough develops if the fever persists for several days. There is thirst for
large quantities of cold water with dry mouth. The child feels worse from
motion. Constipation is also occurs .
APIS
MELLIFICA 30-Apis mel is prescribed when the
eruption is pink and puffy and very itchy, with stinging pains. The eyelids may
become swollen. The child feels worse from warmth , and is irritable. There is
no thirst.
RHUS
TOXICODENDRON 30-Rhus tox is prescribed when severe
itching occurs, which is worse from scratching and is relieved from warm bath
or applying heat. The eyes may become inflamed and sticky. There is severe body
pain and muscles feel very stiff, which is relieved by gentle movement or from
warmth.The patient is restless both mentally and physically.
SULPHUR
200-Sulphur is prescribed when severe
itching and burning occurs which is worse from scratching and washing. The
symptoms worse from warmth. Both heat and chills are felt during fever. The child
may feel drowsy in the afternoon and restless and hot at night.
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