My 19mth old dd has picked up hand and mouth disease from a creche or play barn last week. I contacted all the mums/babies she has been in contact with and they have said their babies are showing no symptoms. It started on Friday with spots on her hand, I thought it might of been an allergic reaction to touching a plant etc. So i gave her a dose of piriton, this did not help. The spots did not seem to bother her, she didnt even notice them. On Saturday evening, we noticed she had them on her feet, bottom and knees. But she was fine in herself, eating, drinking, normal poos etc. Last night I called NHS direct, after talking to the nurse she said it sounds like she most definitely has hand and mouth disease, just the name shocked me. She said it's badly named and has nothing to do with the animals disease or animals. That it is passed through children, red spots appear on hands, bottom and feet - can look warty, lasts between 7 - 10 days and children can have them with no other symptoms like fever etc.
Has anyone else experienced this? How long did your child have it. I have not heard about this before and wonder how she picked it up.
I will have to think up lots of activities this week as I cant take her near other chidren as I was told its highly contagious so that means no library story sessions, no playground, no playgroup, no seeing friends etc... oh dear lets hope its not too rainy this week