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The Health Ministry said the disease mainly affects children under five, with symptoms including mild fever, mouth ulcers, and a rash on the hands and feet.
It added that HFMD usually clears within days without special treatment, with care focused on reducing fever and pain, keeping children hydrated, and isolating only confirmed cases at home.
“Doctors can easily diagnose HFMD by its symptoms without additional tests,” the ministry noted, urging parents not to panic and to seek medical advice if symptoms appear.
Preventive measures in schools include frequent handwashing and disinfecting classrooms, but officials stressed that “closing schools is neither necessary nor recommended.”
The ministries’ statement followed confirmation by Al-Alsun International School in Giza of four HFMD cases among its students.
The school described the illness as “mild and common among children,” and said it had closed and disinfected the affected classroom, advised parents to keep children at home as a precaution, and coordinated with families through its school doctor.
It emphasized the situation was under control and that classes were continuing as normal, calling on parents not to be swayed by rumours and to rely on official updates.
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