Hand, Foot and Mouth disease

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Medical Background:

 

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common

illness of infants and children. It is characterized

by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with

blisters. HFMD begins with a mild fever, poor

appetite, malaise ( " feeling sick " ), and frequently a

sore throat. One or 2 days after the fever begins,

painful sores develop in the mouth. They begin as

small red spots that blister and then often become

ulcers. They are usually located on the tongue, gums,

and inside of the cheeks. The skin rash develops over

1 to 2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with

blisters. The rash does not itch, and it is usually

located on the palms of the hands and soles of the

feet. It may also appear on the buttocks. A person

with HFMD may have only the rash or the mouth ulcers.

 

HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease of

cattle, sheep, and swine. Although the names are

similar, the two diseases are not related at all and

are caused by different viruses. For information on

foot-and-mouth disease, please visit the web site of

the US Department of Agriculture.

 

Causes:

 

Viruses from the group called enteroviruses cause

HFMD. The most common cause is coxsackievirus A16;

sometimes, HFMD is caused by enterovirus 71 or other

enteroviruses. The enterovirus group includes

polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses and other

enteroviruses.

 

 

HFMD is not usually serious. HFMD caused by

coxsackievirus A16 infection is a mild disease and

nearly all patients recover without medical treatment

in 7 to 10 days. Complications are uncommon. Rarely,

the patient with coxsackievirus A16 infection may also

develop " aseptic " or viral meningitis, in which the

person has fever, headache, stiff neck, or back pain,

and may need to be hospitalized for a few days.

Another cause of HFMD, EV71 may also cause viral

meningitis and, rarely, more serious diseases, such as

encephalitis, or a poliomyelitis-like paralysis. EV71

encephalitis may be fatal. Cases of fatal encephalitis

occurred during outbreaks of HFMD in Malaysia in 1997

and in Taiwan in 1998.

 

HFMD is moderately contagious. Infection is spread

from person to person by direct contact with nose and

throat discharges, saliva, fluid from blisters, or the

stool of infected persons. A person is most contagious

during the first week of the illness. HFMD is not

transmitted to or from pets or other animals.

 

How soon will someone become ill after getting

infected?

 

The usual period from infection to onset of symptoms

( " incubation period " ) is 3 to 7 days. Fever is often

the first symptom of HFMD.

 

RISKS:

 

HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years old, but

may also occur in adults too. Everyone is at risk of

infection, but not everyone who is infected becomes

ill. Infants, children, and adolescents are more

likely to be susceptible to infection and illness from

these viruses, because they are less likely than

adults to have antibodies and be immune from previous

exposures to them. Infection results in immunity to

the specific virus, but a second episode may occur

following infection with a different member of the

enterovirus group.

 

Risks to pregnant women exposed to children with HFMD:

 

Because enteroviruses, including those causing HFMD,

are very common, pregnant women are frequently exposed

to them, especially during summer and fall months. As

for any other adults, the risk of infection is higher

for pregnant women who do not have antibodies from

earlier exposures to these viruses, and who are

exposed to young children - the primary spreaders of

enteroviruses.

Most enterovirus infections during pregnancy cause

mild or no illness in the mother. Although the

available information is limited, currently there is

no clear evidence that maternal enteroviral infection

causes adverse outcomes of pregnancy such as abortion,

stillbirth, or congenital defects. However, mothers

infected shortly before delivery may pass the virus to

the newborn. Babies born to mothers who have symptoms

of enteroviral illness around the time of delivery are

more likely to be infected. Most newborns infected

with an enterovirus have mild illness, but, in rare

cases, they may develop an overwhelming infection of

many organs, including liver and heart, and die from

the infection. The risk of this severe illness in

newborns is higher during the first two weeks of life.

 

Strict adherence to generally recommended good

hygienic practices by the pregnant woman may help to

decrease the risk of infection during pregnancy and

around the time of delivery.

 

When and where does HFMD occur?

 

Individual cases and outbreaks of HFMD occur

worldwide, more frequently in summer and early autumn.

In the recent past, major outbreaks of HFMD

attributable to enterovirus 71 have been reported in

some South East Asian countries (Malaysia, 1997;

Taiwan, 1998).

 

How is HFMD diagnosed?

 

HFMD is one of many infections that result in mouth

sores. Another common cause is oral herpesvirus

infection, which produces an inflammation of the mouth

and gums (sometimes called stomatitis). Usually, the

physician can distinguish between HFMD and other

causes of mouth sores based on the age of the patient,

the pattern of symptoms reported by the patient or

parent, and the appearance of the rash and sores on

examination. A throat swab or stool specimen may be

sent to a laboratory to determine which enterovirus

caused the illness. Since the testing often takes 2 to

4 weeks to obtain a final answer, the physician

usually does not order these tests.

 

How is HFMD treated?

 

No specific treatment is available for this or other

enterovirus infections. Symptomatic treatment is given

to provide relief from fever, aches, or pain from the

mouth ulcers.

 

PREVENTION:

 

Specific prevention for HFMD or other non-polio

enterovirus infections is not available, but the risk

of infection can be lowered by good hygienic

practices. Preventive measures include frequent

handwashing, especially after diaper changes (see

" Handwashing " in: An Ounce of Prevention: Keeps the

Germs Away), cleaning of contaminated surfaces and

soiled items first with soap and water, and then

disinfecting them by diluted solution of

chlorine-containing bleach (made by mixing

approximately ¼ cup of bleach with 1 gallon of water.)

Avoidance of close contact (kissing, hugging, sharing

utensils, etc.) with children with HFMD may also help

to reduce of the risk of infection to caregivers.

 

HMFD in the childcare setting

 

HFMD outbreaks in child care facilities occur most

often in the summer and fall months, and usually

coincide with an increased number of cases in the

community.

 

CDC has no specific recommendations regarding the

exclusion of children with HFMD from child care

programs, schools, or other group settings. Children

are often excluded from group settings during the

first few days of the illness, which may reduce the

spread of infection, but will not completely interrupt

it. Exclusion of ill persons may not prevent

additional cases since the virus may be excreted for

weeks after the symptoms have disappeared. Also, some

persons excreting the virus, including most adults,

may have no symptoms. Some benefit may be gained,

however, by excluding children who have blisters in

their mouths and drool or who have weeping lesions on

their hands.

 

If an outbreak occurs in the child care setting:

 

* Make sure that all children and adults use good

handwashing technique, especially after diaper

changes.

 

* Thoroughly wash and disinfect contaminated items

and surfaces using diluted solution of

chlorine-containing bleach.

 

Source - Respiratory and Enteric Branch, National

Center for Infectious Diseases.

 

 

Pranic Healing:

 

If the patient is less than 3 years old, apply the

treatment using W only.

 

1. Invoke and scan before, during and after

treatment.

 

2. Advanced general sweeping twice.

 

3. Localized thorough sweeping on the affected parts:

mouth, tongue, gums, throat, cheeks alternatly with

LWG and ordinary LWV.

 

If the the palms of the hands, soles of the feet,

buttocks are affected, aplly localized thorough

seeping on them alternately with LWG and LWO.

 

Cleansing has to be done very thoroughly before

energizing.

 

Energize the affected parts with LWG, LWB then gold.

 

This step may be applied 3 to 4 times a day until the

condition is stabilized or is substantially imporved.

 

4. Localized thorough sweeping on the front, sides

and back of the lungs. Energize the lungs through the

back of the lungs with LWG, LWO then ordinary LWV.

 

Point your fingers away from the patient's head when

energizing with O.

 

5. Localized thorough sweeping on the basic chakra.

Energize it with W or LWR.

 

If the patient has fever or venereal disease, do not

energize the basic chakra . Just apply thorough

sweeping on it.

 

6. Localized thorough sweeping on the minor chakras

of the arms and legs. Energize them with LWR or

ordinary LWV.

 

If the patient has fever or venereal disease, do not

energize with LWR, just use ordinary LWV. If ordinary

LWV is used, do not apply this step more than once per

day.

 

7. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back

spleen chakra and on the navel chakra.

Energize th enavel with ordinary LWV.

 

8. If the spleen is painful, energize the spleen

directly with LWG then with ordinary LWV. Then, apply

more localized sweeping on the front and back spleen.

 

Avoid overenergizing the patient.

 

9. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back

solar plexus chakra and the liver.

 

Energize the solar plexus chakra with LWG, LWB then

with ordinary LWV.

 

10. Localized thorough sweepin gon the throat chakra.

Energize with LWG, LWB then ordinary LWV.

 

11. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back

heart chakra. Energize the back heart chakra with

LWV.

 

12. Localized thorough sweeping on the crown chakra,

forehead chakra, ajna chakra and back head minor

chakra. Energize them with LWG then with more of

ordinary LWV.

 

13. Stabilize and release projected pranic energy.

 

14. Repeat treatment 3 times per week.

 

Love,

 

Marilette

 

 

Source materials for all MCKS Pranic Healing protocols are taken from the

following books by Master Choa Kok Sui:

 

* Miracles Through Pranic Healing

* Advanced Pranic Healing

* Pranic Psychotherapy

* Pranic Crystal Healing.

 

 

NOTICE:

1. Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but rather to

complement it. If symptoms persist or if the ailment is severe, please consult

immediately a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer.

 

2. Pranic Healers who are are not medical doctors should not prescribe nor

interfere with prescribed medications and/or medical treatments. ~ Master Choa

Kok Sui

 

 

" Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only to that which is

known to us in nature. " ~ St. Augustine

 

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