Fever, red spots on the palms of the hands and feet and sores in the mouth nodule is typical flu singapore. Although not fatal disease is very contagious, especially in children and infants.
The term flu singapore, according dr.Alan R.Tumbelaka, Sp.A (K) is actually not quite right. In medicine this disease with a disease called hand, foot and mouth (hand, foot and mouth disease). "
"This disease is called Singapore Flu because they caused more germs in Singapore is essentially inappropriate because these germs are found everywhere and started in Toronto in 1957," he explained.
Foot disease, hands and mouth (KTM) is transmitted by a group of viruses such as the family Picornaviridae, including the Enterovirus, Rhinovirus, and so forth. Included is a group consisting of enterovirus Coxsackie virus A, B, Echovirus and Enterovirus own. The most common cause is a virus group Coxsakie A16, and that is fatal enterovirus 71 can cause death.
KTM disease usually increases during the transition and mostly affects children, toddlers, even babies because their immune system is low. When attacking adults usually do not cause serious symptoms.
"Transmission is mainly via the faecal-oral and respiratory tract, through granular saliva, saliva and other. Indirect contact transmission through the goods, towels, clothes and others are also possible," said the head of the department of tropical diseases FKUI RSCM child is.
The incubation period lasts 2-3 days KTM disease with symptoms of neck pain and loss of appetite. Because it is caused by a virus, usually the disease itself will improve for 7-10 days.
"It's just that the disease becomes severe when it can not swallow because of pain in the mouth and should be treated in the hospital," he added.
Symptoms severe enough common among other hiperpireksi (high fever), rapid pulse, lazy eating, lethargy, seizures, photophobia (can not stand the light of the sun), the abdomen tense and sometimes impaired consciousness.
"There are no specific medications, vitamins and are generally only given locally given mouth ulcer drug," he said.
Children who suffer from singapore flu is advisable not to leave the house because it is highly contagious. Adults who care for patients are advised to keep clean hands because the hands that have been attached to the virus could potentially spread it to others.
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