What Is HFMD?
7. Prevention
The contagious nature of hand foot and mouths disease means it is all but impossible to have complete protection against it. That does not mean to say you can’t make yourself safer than otherwise, however. One of the most effective methods is to wash your hands regularly and encourage your children to do the same.
In addition to washing hands, make sure that surfaces are kept clean, using disinfectants where practical. You should also keep any sick children at home to help prevent spreading the disease further. If you do cough or sneeze, try to do so in a tissue or similar to help prevent contaminated droplets from infecting other people.
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