Contents:
- Medical Video: 7 Signs and Symptoms of Lupus You Should Know
- Overview of Singapore flu
- What are the signs and symptoms of Singapore flu?
- Is Singapore flu dangerous?
Medical Video: 7 Signs and Symptoms of Lupus You Should Know
Children's skin is more sensitive than adult skin. That's why they often experience prickly heat or hives due to cold allergies, for example. But you should be more vigilant if lately you have many red spots on a child's skin - especially in or around the mouth (tongue, gums, inner cheeks), in the palms of his hands and feet, sometimes on the buttocks. Many parents think this is a symptom of smallpox, but actually this can signal symptoms of Singapore flu. The following is complete information about the disease also calledmouth hand foot disease(HFMD).
Overview of Singapore flu
Singapore flu is a highly contagious viral infection, usually caused by coxsackievirus (a member of the enterovirus family). This virus lives in the human digestive tract. Everyone can be infected with this virus, but children under the age of five are the group most vulnerable to Singapore flu.
The naming of HFMD into Singapore flu is because it was previously found in Singapore. The virus that causes Singapore flu can spread from one person to another through the touch of skin from dirty hands and the surface of objects contaminated by the faeces of infected people. Singapore flu can also be transmitted through contact with saliva, snot, or respiratory secretions (coughing or sneezing are not closed) from an infected person. It could also be from touching a reddish nodule on the broken skin that secretes fluid.
People who have had this disease will form antibodies to the body's defense against the invading virus. But that does not mean he will be 100 percent immune to the risk of Singapore flu in the future. You can still get it back, because Singapore flu is not only caused by one type of virus.
What are the signs and symptoms of Singapore flu?
Symptoms of Singapore flu were initially characterized by general flu symptoms, such as children who felt weak / feeling unwell, complained of a sore throat, and mild fever (38-39ºC). One or two days later a reddish rash will appear in and / or around the mouth (tongue, gums, deep cheeks), in the palms of the hands and feet, to the buttocks. This reddish rash can also spread along the child's leg.
Different from chicken pox, reddish nodules Singapore flu symptoms do not feel itchy. It starts as a red and flat bump. Over time this nodule turns into canker sores bubbling with fluid. This sprue can rupture open and peel, leaving sore abrasions with a yellowish gray base. Wounds and abrasions usually disappear in a week or more. The size of the nodules of Singapore flu symptoms can also vary, from the size of an insect bite, to a boil.
Singaporean flu-infected children may also experience muscle aches or other classic flu symptoms, such as irritability or anxiety, sleep more often / longer than usual, sleep during sleep, have plenty of saliva (because they feel pain when swallowing); headache, lazy to eat and just want to drink cold drinks to relieve his sore throat.
Transmission of Singapore flu is fairly easy. Children can get the virus directly from other people who are still sick. If the child is really infected with the flu from someone else, the symptoms usually appear 3-7 days after contact with the patient. Parents might initially think that the nodule is just an ordinary canker sores. Even in some cases, there can be no symptoms at all.
Is Singapore flu dangerous?
Most Singaporean flu cases can heal on their own without certain medications. Usually this disease will heal spontaneously within 7-10 days. Singapore flu treatment is similar to the treatment of common cold and flu - by administering fever medication, pain relief, and fulfilling the child's fluid needs.
But it's a good idea to keep bringing your child to the doctor if you suspect he has symptoms of Singapore flu, or after being treated at home the symptoms don't subside. Singapore's flu-causing virus can spread to the brain's central nervous system and cause complications such as meningitis, encephalitis, or infections of the heart and lungs. However, serious complications like this are rarely found.
