The Ministry of Health issued several recommendations in those States.
It is the Coxsackie virus, which although it is not a new virus, is a disease that is also called? Hands-feet-mouth? and that it recently affected 61 children under 10 years of age, especially at the preschool level in the state of Hidalgo and has spread to the states of Tlaxcala and even to the State of Mexico and Mexico City.
This viral disease is characterized by the presence of red dots and presents symptoms similar to those of herpangina, it is a highly contagious disease, mainly among children from 6 months to five years of age, that is, in preschool age. The symptoms are: fever, body discomfort, pharyngitis, oral, lingual ulcers and blisters on the feet and hands.
Because there is no specific treatment, the Ministry of Health issued several recommendations such as: frequent hand washing, consuming disinfected food, drinking boiled or chlorinated water and in case of presenting any of the aforementioned symptoms, you should go to immediately to the doctor and stop attending school.