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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The risk factors predisposing for hand foot mouth disease include: close contact with infected patient, attendance at a kindergarten/child care center, residence in rural areas and poor hygiene.
Risk Factors
The risk factors for development of hand foot mouth disease include:
- Close contact with infected patient
- Attendance at a kindergarten/child care center
- Residence in rural areas
- Overcrowding
- Poor hygiene
- Low socioeconomic status
- Sharing toys with other children[1]
- Not washing hands before meal and after using the toilet[1]
- Risk factors predisposing the patients for the developing severe manifestations of hand foot mouth disease include:[2][3][4]
- Infection in children age of less than one year
- Body temperature greater than 39.0°C
- Duration of fever greater than three days
- Absence of skin lesions, diarrhea, dyspnea, and hyperglycemia
- Vomiting
- Increased neutrophil count[5]
- Respiratory rate greater than 24/minute[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wu, Guiyun; Zhu, Weibo; Gao, Yuexia; Li, Yichen; Chen, Dexi; Duan, Zhiqing; Wang, Qi; Xiao, Jing (2014). "The Risk Factors of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease in Chinese Mainland People". The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 81 (12): 1405–1406. doi:10.1007/s12098-014-1420-9. ISSN 0019-5456.
- ↑ Owatanapanich S, Wutthanarungsan R, Jaksupa W, Thisyakorn U (2016). "Risk Factors for Severe Enteroviral Infections in Children". J Med Assoc Thai. 99 (3): 322–30. PMID 27276744.
- ↑ Owatanapanich S, Wutthanarungsan R, Jaksupa W, Thisyakorn U (2015). "RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 46 (3): 449–59. PMID 26521518.
- ↑ He Y, Yang J, Zeng G, Shen T, Fontaine RE, Zhang L; et al. (2014). "Risk factors for critical disease and death from hand, foot and mouth disease". Pediatr Infect Dis J. 33 (9): 966–70. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000319. PMID 24577041.
- ↑ Fang Y, Wang S, Zhang L, Guo Z, Huang Z, Tu C; et al. (2014). "Risk factors of severe hand, foot and mouth disease: a meta-analysis". Scand J Infect Dis. 46 (7): 515–22. doi:10.3109/00365548.2014.907929. PMID 24832848.
- ↑ Li W, Teng G, Tong H, Jiao Y, Zhang T, Chen H; et al. (2014). "Study on risk factors for severe hand, foot and mouth disease in China". PLoS One. 9 (1): e87603. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087603. PMC 3906182. PMID 24489943.