Hand-of-Boca Syndrome: What is, Symptoms, Transmission and Treatment

Hand-of-Boca Syndrome is an infectious disease caused by the virus Cohsackieresulting in symptoms such as fever, game pain, lack of appetite, painful litts in the mouth and painful blisters in the hands and feet they can scratch.

This virus can be transmitted from person to person or through contaminated foods and objects, being more common in children under 5, although it can also happen in adults.

Treatment of the hand-on syndrome should be oriented by the pediatrician, dermatologist or general practitioner and usually involves the use of anti-inflammatory antipyretic drugs and for itching and ointments for scoles.

Boca-hand symptoms

The most common symptoms of the hand-on syndrome are:

• Spots and redness on the skin;
• Blisters in the hands that scratch and in the feet;
• Appearance of thrush in the mouth;
• Low fever;
• Sore throat;
• Difficulty swallowing;
• A lot of salivation;
• Vomiting.

The person with hand-on syndrome may also have malaise, lack of appetite, headache and diarrhea.

Symptoms of the hand-on-bucker syndrome usually appear 3 to 7 days after contact with viruses.

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How to confirm the diagnosis

The diagnosis of the Boca-hand Syndrome is made by the pediatrician or general practitioner through the evaluation of symptoms and blemishes.

Make an appointment with a pediatrician in the nearest region:

Because of some symptoms, this syndrome may be confused with some diseases, such as Herpanigina, which is a viral disease in which the baby has wounds in her mouths similar to herpes wounds, or scarletin.

Therefore, the doctor may request complementary laboratory tests to close the diagnosis. Understand more about Herpanigina and learn what scarletin is and main symptoms.

How the transmission happens

The Boca Hand Syndrome is caused by the group virus Cohsackie.

This virus can be transmitted through cough, sneezing, saliva and direct contact with bubbles that have burst or infected stools, especially during the first 7 days of the disease.

However, even after recovery, the virus can still be transmitted through feces for about 4 weeks.

In addition, this virus can also be transmitted through direct contact with contaminated objects or foods.

How treatment is done

Treatment of hand-on-mouth syndrome should be guided by the pediatrician or general clinical and can be ugly with fever remedies such as acetaminophen, anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, itching remedies such as antihistamines.

In addition, some gel ointments may be indicated for scoops or lidocaine, according to the age of the child, for example. See the main ointments for the Boca Hand Syndrome.

Treatment lasts about 7 days and it is important that the child does not go to school or day care during this period not to contaminate other children.

Also read: 4 Options for handling hand-on syndrome

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Prevention of Boca Hand Syndrome

To avoid taking the disease or avoiding transmitting it to other children is important:

• Do not be close to other sick children;
• Do not share cutlery or objects that have contacted the mouth of children with suspected syndrome;
• Wash your hands after coughing, sneezing or whenever you need to touch your face.

In addition, the virus can be transmitted through contaminated objects or foods.

Therefore, it is important to wash food before consumption, change the baby’s diaper with glove and then wash his hands and wash his hands thoroughly after using the bathroom. See when and how to wash your hands correctly.

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Editorial team consisting of doctors and health professionals from various areas such as nursing, nutrition, physiotherapy, clinical analysis and pharmacy.