Friday, May 1, 2009

HFMD cases near epidemic level

Q1) How does HFMD spread and what are some of the preventive measures that the childcare centres and kindergartens have taken to ensure that the disease is contain?

Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a disease that mainly affects children 10 years or below. It is travelled through bodily fluids and it can be passed easily when children put toys in their mouths and shared it with another child. Children are required to wash their hands before and after every meal and the Childcare and kindergartens are often needed to have a clean toilet and a good sanitation. Children who are sick or having symptoms of the disease are sent home immediately, to prevent the spreading of these diseases.

Q2) In your opinion, what implications will the childcare centres face if the HFMD issue escalates further?

Childcare centres and kindergartens will have to close down. Not only that, they will be issued a fine, faces charges for not having the kindergarten or childcare centre clean and pay the victims too.

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