The 24 traditional solar terms fall between the awakening seasons of insects and the vernal equinox, and the number of cases of enteroviruses is at its peak. Recently, the Pediatric Department of Dajiali General Hospital has seen several cases of enterovirus, all of which at 5 or 6 years old in the top class of nursery school. Yu Qiulin, an attending pediatrician, said the COVID-19 pandemic has affected most school children to wear masks; the ban on masks has recently been lifted, and many parents have neglected the habit of frequent hand washing, making it easy for the virus to become infected with enterovirus through the mouth
Yu Qiulin pointed out that the case of a child infected with enterovirus in the outpatient clinic was that the parents were busy with work and neglected to send the child to kindergarten. The teacher discovered that the child had fever after taking body temperature. , It was confirmed that he was suffering from enterovirus; he recovered after treatment, but luckily there was no serious encephalitis.
Pathways of enterovirus infection are divided into gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, foreign bodies that come into contact with patients’ skin blisters, and enterovirus infection of pregnant women during childbirth. An enterovirus infection is usually most contagious within a week of the onset of symptoms, and symptoms will not appear until 2 to 10 days after infection; typical symptoms are blisters and ulcers in the mouth, palms, and soles of the feet, which may be. along with fever Fear of aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myocarditis, pneumonia and other complications.
“Alcohol cannot kill enteroviruses, so you must wash your hands often with soap.” Yu Qiulin pointed out that enteroviruses are highly contagious. During the COVID-19 epidemic, everyone should wear masks and carry alcohol to disinfect; but alcohol can’t kill enterovirus, so you have to Washing your hands often with soap and hand sanitizer can kill enteroviruses effectively, and the environment should also be disinfected with bleach. Especially after the mask ban has been lifted, more attention should be paid to personal hygiene habits, and parents should remind their children at any time.
Yu Qiulin emphasized that Taiwan has spent the past three years under the new crown epidemic. Everyone is used to wearing masks, spraying alcohol, and washing hands often. Now 2 or 3-year-old children have grown up under the epidemic and live in a living environment wearing masks for a long time The size of the virus is relatively small; but after the mask order was gradually lifted, although it was difficult for children to change the habit of wearing masks immediately; how parents should remind children to wash their hands often and reduce the chance of getting sick from the mouth is an important issue at the moment.
