6 diseases easily break out in winter - spring

Spring winter is a good time for developing infectious diseases, especially measles, rubella, flu, whooping cough.

, rubella

These are two acute infectious diseases caused by viruses. The disease is transmitted by inhalation through droplets of secretions from the respiratory tract of the infected person or through direct contact. The disease is easily spread into epidemics, especially in children who have not been fully vaccinated against rubella or rubella.

Since the beginning of the year, the country has recorded about 230 cases of measles, one child died. Symptoms of the disease include fever, rash and respiratory tract inflammation. The disease can lead to severe complications such as middle ear inflammation, pneumonia, diarrhea, dry eye corneal ulcers, encephalitis . easily lead to death.

For prevention, children need to be vaccinated with a 9-12 month vaccination and a second booster when the child is over 18 months of age, measles-rubella vaccine for children aged 1-14; Regular cleaning of the nose, throat and eye lines daily. Be careful not to let children share personal items (face towels, brushes, glasses, cups, cups, bowls, chopsticks, etc.), toys or objects that are easily contaminated with nasal secretions; cleaning toys, objects suspected of being contaminated with the secretions of the patient's nose and throat with soap or regular detergents with clean water.

Wipe the floor, door knobs, table surfaces, chairs, common toilet areas 1-2 times a day. Regularly open windows, main doors to allow sunlight to enter and ensure clear ventilation for houses, classrooms, workplaces, and daily treatment rooms .

Patients with rubella rash on the whole body.

Whooping cough

Whooping cough is an acute infectious disease caused by bacteria, a respiratory infection. The disease is common mainly in children 1-6 years old. Younger children are more seriously ill.

The disease is currently recorded mainly in the North, with about 550 cases from the beginning of the year until now, three deaths. The symptoms of the disease include fever, severe coughing and prolonged bouts of coughing, lacrimation, and runny nose, accompanied by white and very sticky sputum.

To prevent disease, the health sector recommends that people should implement the following measures:

1. Actively take your child to a full, on-site vaccination vaccination.
2. Make sure houses, kindergartens, and classrooms are clean, well-ventilated and well-lit.
3. Take personal hygiene measures for children such as covering their nose and mouth when sneezing.
4. Eat enough food, reasonable nutrition.
5. When signs of disease or suspected young whooping cough are present, they must be taken to a medical facility for prompt examination and treatment and isolation.

Adeno virus disease

The disease has many serum types, so the clinical manifestations are diverse: inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, sore throat, conjunctivitis, can cause diarrhea . There is no preventive vaccine.

Mild cases can be isolated, monitored and treated at home. In severe cases, with multiple infections and complications, it is necessary to be treated and isolated at the hospital.

This is a common disease, common in the spring, especially when the weather is humid. In the past five years (2011-2015), each month has more than 100,000 patients, some deaths.

Inhalation, respiratory droplets or nasopharyngeal secretions of patients with coughing or sneezing. The disease occurs at all ages, common in children under 3 years old. To prevent disease, people need to pay attention to implementing good personal hygiene, keeping body warm, eating enough food to improve their physical condition, vaccination against seasonal flu .

A / H5N1 flu

This is the type of bird flu, transmitted from poultry to humans, the disease is also transmitted through the respiratory tract, through contact of infected materials, exposure and use of sick poultry, death due to influenza A / H5N1 virus infection. The disease is rapid and can lead to death, there is no specific vaccine or treatment.

To prevent disease, people should pay attention not to eat poultry, poultry products that are sick, dead, unidentified; Make sure to eat cooked, ripe, wash your hands with soap before eating . When there are signs of fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath related to poultry, it is necessary to go to a medical facility immediately.