Archive · 21 Aug 2025
HFMD Cases on the Rise in Kolkata, Parents and Schools Act
Imagine little kids getting a yucky sickness called Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease.
It's like a bad cold, but it gives them rashes, mouth sores, and sometimes a fever.
The sickness spreads easily when kids cough, sneeze, or touch dirty things.
To stay safe, kids need to wash their hands a lot, especially after using the potty.
Schools are helping too by looking for sick kids and reminding everyone to be clean.
If a kid gets sick, they should stay home until they feel better.
Doctors can help with medicine to feel better, but the main thing is to stay clean!
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases are rising in Kolkata.
The viral infection spreads through saliva, feces, and contaminated surfaces.
Doctors advise strict hygiene, including handwashing and disinfecting surfaces.
Infected children should stay home until fever-free and blisters dry.
Schools are taking proactive measures, like early detection and awareness.
- Who
- Young children are primarily affected.
- What
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases are increasing.
- When
- Cases are rising in Kolkata.
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- HFMD is spreading due to factors such as close contact and lack of hygiene.
Parents' Perspective
Schools' Perspective
Children's Health and School Safety
Parents' Perspective
Concerned about the health of their children.
Schools' Perspective
Focused on preventing further spread within schools.
- Disease
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
- Cause
- Coxsackievirus
- Symptoms
- High fever, rashes, mouth ulcers
- Spread
- Saliva, feces, respiratory droplets, contaminated surfaces
- Prevention
- Strict hygiene, handwashing, disinfecting
- Schools' role
- Early detection, awareness