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1 ABASIC INFORMATIONDESCRIPTIONA viral inflammation of the mouth and throat. It may beconfused with canker sores, strep throat or herpes. Itmost often affects young children (1 to 10 years).FREQUENT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Fever. Sudden sore throat, with redness, inflammation andpainful swallowing. General ill feeling. Vomiting and abdominal pain (sometimes). Tiny blisters (vesicles) in the affected areas. The blis-ters become small from a virus (coxsackievirus) that is spreadfrom person to person. Incubation period is usuallyfrom 2-7 INCREASES WITHS ummer and early fall MEASURES Cannot be prevented at present, but wash hands care-fully to prevent its spread. Avoid close personal contact such as kissing or shar-ing OUTCOMESS pontaneous recovery in a few days to a COMPLICATIONSF ebrile MEASURES Diagnosis is usually determined by the characteristicoral lesions.
2 Other routine laboratory blood tests may berecommended. Usually no treatment is necessary other than simplepainkillers. Careful handwashing and sanitary disposal of excre-tions is important. Try to reduce high fever (with tepid sponge baths)that might cause usually is not necessary for this disorder. Youmay use non-prescription drugs, such as aceta-minophen, to relieve pain and rest is necessary until the fever and sore throat special diet. Encourage extra fluids, such as water,fruit ices, ice chips or cool-gelatin solutions. Avoid acidfruit juices, which irritate inflamed OUR OFFICE IFYour child has symptoms of 1998 by Saunders rights
