Article: There are no vaccines to prevent or antibiotics to treat HFMD infections, so the treatment method is usually very similar to how one might treat the flu. Your body will usually have to fend off the viral infection on its own. Drink plenty of fluids Get lots of rest Avoid acidic juices like orange juice due to the blistering in the mouth. Often the most difficult symptom of HFMD to overcome is the sore throat. It's extremely important that you or your child stay hydrated while fighting off the infection, so try these steps to manage the pain of a sore throat. Stay hydrated. It may be painful to swallow fluids, but keeping enough water in your system can go far to alleviate the pain of a sore throat. Drink caffeine free tea with water or honey Gargle with salt water Use lozenges, but do not give them to children under four years old. You need to make sure you and your children continue to eat a healthy diet and stay hydrated while your bodies combat an HFMD infection. Try these foods that are both nutritious and soothing: Bananas are a non-acidic fruit with great nutritional value that can be very soothing for your throat. Chicken soup can help keep you hydrated and well nourished while easing a sore throat. Scrambled eggs and egg whites are a great source of protein and soothe inflammation. Oatmeal is filling, nutritious and soothing and can be combined with bananas or honey to increase the soothing effect. While there may be no medicine to treat the HFMD infection, you may still want to treat the symptoms to increase your comfort as your body fends off the virus. Only use medications as prescribed or recommended by your doctor. Use paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen (not aspirin) to treat fever and discomfort. You can also use ibuprofen for pain. A medical mouthwash can be prescribed to ease the pain of the blisters in the mouth. Most HFMD infections are mild and resolved within a few days. Like many other viral infections, your body will still carry the virus after the symptoms are no longer present, so be particularly careful not to spread the virus in the days after you begin to feel better. You may still be contagious for a few days after you begin to feel better, so be conscious of spreading the virus and keep your children out of school until you're sure they have recovered. It is possible for the infection to reappear if your immune system becomes compromised, so stay well hydrated and continue to get plenty of rest for a week after you begin to feel better. If you or your children do not begin to recover after a few days, contact your doctor.
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Treat it like the flu. Sooth a sore throat. Stay well fed and hydrated. Treat the symptoms. Give it time.
Article: Keep in mind that you will be easily exhausted and you may want to start slow. Try to be out of bed and be active without becoming too tired. You can gradually work your way up to one or two daily activities in order to give your body a chance to fully recuperate. You can begin with simple breathing exercises in bed. Inhale deeply and hold for three seconds, then release with lips partially closed. Work your way up to short walks around your home or apartment. Once this is not exhausting, begin to walk longer distances. Remember that while recovering from pneumonia, your immune system is in a weakened state. It is a good idea to protect your weakened immune system by avoiding individuals who are ill and by avoiding highly populated areas such as shopping malls or markets. Given the risk of infection, you should not return to school or work until your temperature returns to normal and you are no longer coughing up mucus. Again, doing too much can risk a reoccurrence of pneumonia.
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Resume your usual routine gradually, and with your doctor's permission. Protect yourself and your immune system. Take care about returning to school or work.
Article: To make a cake model, you will need: Cake mix, as well as the ingredients to make the mix Vanilla icing Food coloring of choice Various candies to represent the organelles, such as blue Mike and Ikes, pink Mike and Ikes, War Heads, Air Heads, sour gummy worms and sprinkles Toothpicks Labels Use a round cake pan for an animal cell and a rectangular shaped cake pan for a plant cell. Follow the instructions on the package to bake the cake. You can also set aside a little of the batter to make one cupcake to represent the nucleus. Let the cake cool completely and then remove it from the pan. Place it on the cake board. You can also make 2 9in (23cm) cakes to layer on top of each other if you'd prefer a taller cell model. Dye the vanilla icing with the food dye, based on the color(s) you'd like to use to represent the cell components. One option is to make separate colored icings to represent the different layers of the cell. For example, to make an animal cell, you could use yellow icing to represent the cytoplasm and red icing on the cupcake representing the nucleus. If you are making a plant cell, you can make colored icing to distinguish the cell wall and spread it on the sides of the cake. It may be helpful to have a printout or image of the cell to identify the cell components as you place them on the cake. An example of good candies to use as components of an animal cell include: Pink Mike and Ikes for the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Blue Mike and Ikes for the mitochondria. Disc sprinkles for the ribosomes. Airheads for the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Sour gummy worms for the Golgi apparatus. Warheads for the vacuoles. Type up the labels on a computer. Cut out each label and attach them to the toothpicks with tape before placing them on the cake next to the applicable cell component. Take pictures of the cake model, and then eat it!
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Gather your ingredients. Make the cake in a pan, based on the type of cell you are making. Ice the cake. Place the candies on the cake to represent the organelle. Stick toothpicks in the cake with labels for each part of the cell.