Is this hands foot and mouth?!

Question

My daughter has white spots on her tongue some in the back. She had a fever yesterday with no symptoms just a fever. Today she woke up screaming and is still continuously screaming. She refuses to eat anything and screams I took her to the ER and strep came back negative and they just sent me home.

Answer

HFMD is most commonly caused by the coxsackie virus. The main way HFMD spreads is through contact with the fluid from inside the blisters, or with the droplets spread from sneezing and coughing. The virus can also be present in bowel movements (poo) for up to several weeks after the person has recovered.
To prevent the spread of HFMD:
Wash your hands thoroughly after touching your child’s bodily fluids. This includes touching their blisters, helping them blow their nose, and changing nappies or helping with toileting.
Make sure your child doesn’t share items such as cutlery, drinking cups, towels, toothbrushes and clothing.
Keep your child home from school, kindergarten or child care until all the fluid in their blisters has dried.
Care at home
HFMD is a viral infection that rarely causes further complications. Antibiotics do not work on viruses and are not given to children with HFMD. HFMD will get better on its own, but there are ways you can care for your child at home:
If your child is in pain or is uncomfortable, give them pain relief, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Do not give aspirin. See our fact sheet Pain relief for children.
Give your child frequent sips of water or an oral rehydration solution to stop them becoming dehydrated.
Leave blisters to dry naturally. Do not pierce or squeeze them.
If your child is unwell with a fever and a skin rash (small bright red spots or purple spots or unexplained bruises) that does not turn to skin-colour (blanch) when you press on it, this may be a sign of meningococcal infection (see our fact sheet Meningococcal infection).
Key points to remember
HFMD is a mild illness that will get better on its own.
Two types of viruses cause HFMD, and the rash depends on which virus your child has.
HFMD is spread easily from one person to another.

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If it's not hand mouth foot disease  then this is a example on why nobody should kiss your kids

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HFM is very contagious, not just from someone kissing your kid. Kids get it very easily in daycare settings. I feel sorry for your little one! I’m also very sorry the ER just sent you home. When I had it they mistook it for strep too. Hope she feels better quick!

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It looks like it. My son had it last October during his birthday. He then spread it to me, his sister, my husband, my brother in law and the kids at daycare. Keep them at home as much as you can as it spreads.

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Aw 💔 it very well could be hand foot and mouth. Pediatrician can test for it. It's highly contagious and very uncomfortable as I'm sure you can tell. I would make sure to keep her hydrated and Tylenol/Motrin. I've had it once along with my niece and nephew a couple times, thankfully my daughter hasn't gotten it yet. If you have or can find some sort of numbing mouth gel safe for her that would work wonders. I ended up with 7 blisters in my mouth and back of throat and it's miserable. BUT it doesn't seem to last much longer than a week or two.

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Update!! She’s getting bumps on her feet and hand so it is hands foot and mouth

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I contracted it from my daughter. At 25 years old, I felt miserable and felt even worse that my daughter suffered with it because it HURTS! I had it in my mouth, on my hands and between my toes.

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Is it also on hands/feet/bum?

Is this hands foot and mouth?!

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