How to distinguish hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a disease that children are prone to. This type of disease is very harmful to children's bodies. After the disease is discovered, the child's body will have obvious reactions. It is common for children to have fever and acne after suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease. There are also some good methods for treating this type of disease, so there is no need to be afraid of such a disease. How to distinguish hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox?

Many people are not very clear about how to differentiate hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox, so they need to know more about the disease so that they can be discovered in time when they occur and can be treated as soon as possible.

How to differentiate hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox:

Distinguishing point 1: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is caused by Coxsackie virus 16 in intestinal diseases. It is common in April and May each year, with the peak incidence in June and July. It starts to decline in August and is rarely seen after September. Therefore, the incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease in children is very seasonal. Varicella is an acute infectious disease caused by varicella virus, which mainly occurs in winter and spring and is less common in summer.

Distinguishing point 2: Children with hand, foot and mouth disease are usually most common in babies under 3 years old, followed by babies aged 3-5 years old; while children with chickenpox are usually 1-6 years old.

Differentiation point 3: The rash of children with hand, foot and mouth disease mainly appears on the oral mucosa, hands and feet, especially the oral mucosa. Most of them also have rashes and are often accompanied by stomatitis or oral ulcers. The rash of chickenpox is distributed centripetally, that is, it is more common on the trunk and less common on the limbs, head and face. Rashes on the palms, soles of feet and oral mucosa are even rarer.

Distinguishing point 4: Children will not gain immunity after recovering from hand, foot and mouth disease; however, infants and young children will gain permanent immunity after recovering from chickenpox once.

Distinguishing point 5: If babies who are taking hormones come into contact with children with hand, foot and mouth disease, their condition will not worsen; but if they come into contact with children with chickenpox, their condition will quickly worsen.

The above is a detailed introduction on how to distinguish hand, foot and mouth disease from chickenpox. When suffering from these diseases, the child's body will have obvious abnormalities. Both diseases are contagious, so timely treatment must be given after contracting them. In addition, parents also need to accompany the child throughout the treatment process. Parents should pay attention to this.