Deal with 4 common diseases of hot season in young children

In the hot season, food is susceptible to spoilage, polluted environment that spreads pathogens of diarrhea. Children are susceptible to viral infections that cause fever, rash, headache, eye pain, anorexia, fatigue or lethargy .

Doctor Dinh Thac, Children's Hospital 1 (Ho Chi Minh City) said children have a very sensitive place to weather, especially when there is a sudden change of temperature from cold to hot or vice versa. The hot season is when the weather is dry and dry, making the humidity in the air quite high, creating favorable conditions for pathogens such as bacteria and viruses . to easily break out and attack to make children sick. because of weak resistance. Identify common diseases in children in the hot season contributing to helping parents actively prevent and protect children.

According to Dr. Thac, some common diseases in children in the hot season need attention:

Diarrhea

The hot season is a booming season and is prone to diarrhea, especially acute diarrhea. The reason is that hot food is susceptible to decay, polluted environment that spreads pathogens of diarrhea. Thirsty children should easily drink unsanitary beverages.

Food poisoning

Hot weather if the food is not well preserved, properly and the processing of food for children does not guarantee food hygiene and safety process will be the cause of food poisoning, especially the school environment. roads such as kindergartens, kindergartens and preschools.

Hot weather makes children vulnerable.(Artwork: Le Phuong).

Acute respiratory tract inflammation

Severe weather causes outbreaks of acute respiratory infections such as sore throat, exudative rhinitis, tonsillitis . Most causes of illness in children under 5 years of age are caused by viral infections. When children are sick, they often have fever, cough, runny nose, stuffy nose, even headache, nausea, vomiting . leading to fatigue and difficulty eating. Some cases may be due to bacterial infections, most commonly Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and pneumococcal (Streptococcus Pneumonia). When children are sick, parents should take them to the doctor for prompt treatment.

Viral infection

Noting in the pediatric hospitals, the hot season is also the time when children are susceptible to virus causing children to have fever, rash, headache, eye pain, anorexia, fatigue or lethargy . Some children There are many signs of nausea or vomiting that make parents very worried. There are more than 200 virus strains isolated. Most are normal viruses that are less harmful to children, which can go away on their own in 5-7 days if monitored and cared for well. However, there are some dangerous viruses that can be harmful to children, such as viruses that cause dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, measles virus, influenza, viruses that cause chickenpox .

Dr. Thac noted, effective prevention of hot weather for children can apply the following measures:

1. Create good personal hygiene habits such as washing hands well, properlybefore eating, after going to the toilet and playing.This helps children effectively eliminate dangerous pathogens from their own hands.Hand washing is considered a "free vaccine" for everyone.
2. Eating hygienically.The processing and preservation of food and drink must strictly comply with the Ministry of Health's regulations on food safety and hygiene, in order to eliminate the pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract, which can harm young people's health. .
3. Create a clean and safe living environment.Keeping the living environment clear and healthy to limit the infection of dangerous infectious diseases.Clearing the environment, eliminating stagnant places to prevent the development of midges is the vector of transmission of dengue fever.In addition, parents need to create a habit of sleeping in bed, participating in the movement of killing and throwing . to well implement the motto "the house does not worry about throwing, not dengue fever".
4. Enhance the amount of oral fluid to restore the amount of water needed for the body.Especially the drinks rich in minerals and vitamins such as fruit juices, fresh oranges, fresh coconuts, cold boiled water . help the body always cool and have good resistance to fight diseases.
5. Good implementation of "breastfeeding".This is a proactive measure to improve resistance for children, especially infants because breast milk in addition to important nutrients also has an abundant amount of antibodies to help children prevent disease.
6. Adequate immunization of all types of dangerous diseases suitable for the child's agewith available vaccines, helping children to be best protected during this hot season.