Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common
viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 5 years old. However, it can sometimes occur in adults, I know because I've caught it once and let me tell you, it's
extremely painful as an adult. Symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease include
fever, blister-like sores in the mouth, and a skin rash.
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| Blisters on R-man's chin. |
There are no specific treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease. However, some things can be done to relieve symptoms, such as:
- Taking over the counter medications to reduce the pain and fever
- Take a bath in baking soda water to dry up the skin rash
- Use calamine lotion to dry up the blisters, make sure the skin is dry before applying
- Apply a thin layer of lotrimin antifungal cream then Boudreaux's butt paste (to keep the moisture out)
