Hi my nephew is 11months old and he just cured from HFM disease 1week before now my daughter which is 10months old she has a same complaint so just wanted to ask will my
nephew get the same infection again??? Will it be contagious

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Hi my nephew is 11months old and he just cured from HFM disease 1week before now my daughter which is 10months old she has a same complaint so just wanted to ask will my 
nephew get the same infection again??? Will it be contagious

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Thanks but just wanted to know that will it be again to my nephew if my daughter will come in contact??

Accepted Answer

Hand foot mouth disease is viral in origin and mostly symptomatic treatment is required because it is a self limiting disease and here fever come and small eruptions may be seen in hantds foot face and other parts of the body along with oral ulcerations so  give plenty of liquids to maintain proper hyrdration and  maintain a good hygiene . Some  multivitamin syrup along with antihistamine can be given . For oral ulcer dologel can be applied locally

Accepted Answer

Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and it is very difficult to say anything about it without personally examination. So it is better to evaluate once with treating doctor in person and follow the prescription.
Take care

Hi my nephew is 11months old and he just cured from HFM disease 1week before now my daughter which is 10months old she has a same complaint so just wanted to ask will my nephew get the same infection again??? Will it be contagious