The only thing parents can do is ease the fever and pain with acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Call your pediatrician if your child's fever lasts more than 3 days or if he or she is not drinking fluids. In children over age 1 year, parents can consult with their doctor as a variety of liquid mouth-soothing remedies may be useful to alleviate mouth ulcer pain.
Do not use regular mouth washes, because they sting. Age 1 to 6 years: Put a few drops in your child's mouth or put it on with a cotton swab. Age over 6 years: Use 1 teaspoon 5 mL as a mouth wash. Keep it on the mouth blisters as long as possible. Then have your child spit it out or swallow it. Children with hand, foot, and mouth disease need to drink plenty of fluids. Call your pediatrician now or go to the ER if you suspect your child is dehydrated.
You are generally most contagious during the first week of illness. But, children with hand, foot, and mouth disease may shed the virus from the respiratory tract nose, mouth and lungs for weeks and in the stool for weeks to months after the infection starts.
The virus causing hand, foot, and mouth disease is usually spread through person-to-person contact in different ways:. Contact with large droplets that form when a child talks, coughs, or sneezes. These droplets can land on or be rubbed into the eyes, nose, or mouth. Most of these droplets do not stay in the air; usually, they travel no more than 3 feet and fall onto the ground. Contact with the respiratory secretions nasal mucus or saliva from objects contaminated by children who carry these viruses.
Teach your children to cover their mouths and noses when sneezing or coughing with a disposable tissue, if possible, or with an arm sleeve if no tissue is available. Teach everyone to wash their hands right after using tissues or having contact with mucus. Change or cover contaminated clothing.
Wash your hands after changing diapers. Parents can spread the virus to other surfaces by coming in contact with any feces, blister fluid or saliva. Clean, rinse, and sanitize toys that may have come in contact with your child's saliva. Prevent sharing of food, drinks, and personal items that may touch your child's mouth, such as eating utensils, toothbrushes, and towels.
Protect other children in the house. Learn more about vaccine availability. Advertising Policy. You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter. Related Articles. Trending Topics. What Parents Need to Know. Share this article via email with one or more people using the form below. Do NOT give aspirin or products that contain aspirin. If your child is over one year old, give lots of liquids, such as water, milk, apple juice, and popsicles.
Avoid fruit juices that are high in acid, like cranberry juice, orange juice or lemonade. They may irritate the mouth sores Picture 1. If your child is under one year old , continue to give either breastmilk, formula, or both. Offer soft foods that are easy to swallow, like applesauce, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, or eggs. Your child may not want to eat much if it hurts to swallow.
To soothe a sore throat: For children over age 1, give warm fluids such as chicken broth or apple juice. For children over 4 years, use throat lozenges or sprays.
None should contain benzocaine, which can be harmful to children. Or, rinse the mouth after meals with 1 teaspoon of a liquid antacid that does not contain aspirin. Related Topics. Wash Your Hands. Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds to stop germs from spreading.
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