If she does have it, since she is still bf, will she possibly pass it on to me?
more than likely you have had it before, as a young person. My daughter had it a few months ago.
HFMD usually affects infants and children, and is quite common. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and autumn months. The usual incubation period is 3–7 days.
It is less common in adults, but those with immune deficiencies are very susceptible. HFMD is not to be confused with foot-and-mouth disease (also called hoof-and-mouth disease), which is a separate disease affecting sheep, cattle, and swine (both are caused by members of the Picornaviridae family, but are not trans-communicable between Humans and livestock).
Quoting BridgetMc:
There is treatment for the rash. Creams to relieve the itch. Just know that all sores contain the virus. And also, an infected person spreads the virus through fecal matter for up to ONE YEAR from infection. So be diligent about cleaning to keep other little ones from getting it.
Where are you getting the one year thing from? I have heard a few weeks/month, but never a year!
Quoting Junebaby18:Quoting BridgetMc:
There is treatment for the rash. Creams to relieve the itch. Just know that all sores contain the virus. And also, an infected person spreads the virus through fecal matter for up to ONE YEAR from infection. So be diligent about cleaning to keep other little ones from getting it.
Where are you getting the one year thing from? I have heard a few weeks/month, but never a year!
What were the signs?
- Junebaby18
on Jul. 4, 2012 at 3:50 AM