Hand Foot Mouth Disease

First and foremost, you need to confirm with doctors that your child is affected by HFMD.

HFMD can occurs to a child for more than 1 time.

Complication from the virus that cause HFMD are rare. But if it takes place parents should seek help from the doctors immediately.

At the moment, there is no specific treatment for HFMD. However, doctors can give treatment to relieve the symptom of the disease.

To minimize the chance of being affected with HFMD, parents can train the child to have the following good hygiene practices

Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease is an illness caused by intestinal viruses. In Singapore, common viruses that are responsible for this illness are Coxsackie and Enterovirus 71 (EV71).