SARS: symptoms and treatment of acute respiratory diseases in children
Acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) is a group of diseases of an inflammatory nature. For such diseases as SARS treatment in children has its own characteristics. A well-known fact that children are much more likely adult suffer from colds. Cause these diseases are viruses that enter the body and lead to the defeat of the respiratory system.
In most cases, SARS is a result of respiratory syncytial and adenovirus infection, and parainfluenza viruses. Handed down through the air, the cold (as the people called ARI) can easily move from child to child.
To 3 years, children have time to transfer the cold to an average of 8 times per year. While significantly more often observed among the SARS of children who attend children's educational institutions. To school age, the situation changes somewhat - more likely to hurt children, who have not visited the gardens. Before treating a viral infection in a child, it is very important to consult with a specialist: having examined the small patient, the doctor should prescribe taking essential medicines.
A bit about the causes
A frequent cause of outbreaks of viral infection in children is not fully formed immune system. The resistance of the organism to a viral infection begins to produce only after the so-called "Dating" her. Once the child tolerates the cold a few times, his body produced a protective reaction, therefore to hurt the baby begins much rarer.
In cases where the frequency of outbreaks of acute respiratory diseases exceeds the specified rate, it is very important to consult with a specialist immunologist. Without proper attention we should not leave the development against the flu any complications. Treatment of ARI in children in these cases requires a more serious approach to properly prepare his scheme can only doctor.
As the disease manifests itself?
SARS can be triggered by a huge number of viruses. The symptoms that accompany a cold, depend on the pathogen. Some of the manifestations of viral infection you can still call common is :
- Rhinitis that appears immediately or after some time (in this case, the illness begins with nasal congestion).
- Pain in the throat different symptoms (depending on the type of virus).
- Cough. This symptom can also occur as the first day of the disease, and after a few days of its course.
- Increasedtemperature.
- Chills.
- Headache.
- General weakness, drowsiness, malaise.
- Sweating.
In addition to the above, parents may notice a lack of appetite, signs of anxiety and malaise the ill child.
All about the treatment of SARS
Despite the fact that the disease is not classified as serious and dangerous, treatment of ARI (acute respiratory illness and SARS need to correct, especially if we are talking about the baby. In the absence of diseases of a chronic nature such as asthma, the kid's body quite easily overcomes the viral infection.
The treatment primarily aims at removing the unpleasant symptoms. So, with the help of drugs of the child fails to relieve aches and sore throat, nasal congestion, cough, headache and other symptoms of viral infection. Very efficient use of inhalations, gargling and other treatments. During the whole period of the disease the child should be in bed, especially if SARS is accompanied by a high fever.
SARS are often confused with acute respiratory disease, with occurrence of rhinitis (nasal congestion), cough, malaise and other symptoms may be due to the negative impact of not only the virus, but many species of bacteria. To determine the causative agent of the disease specialists is possible by using special analysis. It is worth noting that the treatment regimen of a cold weakly depends on its pathogen. Thus, prescribing drugs, the doctor still considers the individual characteristics of the organism a little patient (e.g., presence of diseases with a chronic form).
In the event of a significant rise in body temperature of the child may be required reception antipyretic. It is worth noting that "down" the temperature less than 39°C specialists do not recommend, explaining that the child's body is fighting, so with a causative agent, which often is an infection.
To relieve the patient from nasal congestion by using nasal sprays or drops based on salty water. It is important to understand that the use of even these drugs requires a professional approach. Before you buy a drop or a nasal spray for your child, you should carefully review the abstract, and it is better to trust the recommendations of a specialist.
Often, parents prefer methods offered by traditional medicine. Among the most popular and effective ways to treat acute respiratory infections excrete inhaled treatments. For themcooking you can use eucalyptus leaves or, for example, aromatic oils (provided that they do not cause the child allergic reaction).
Parents should understand that acute viral infection in the absence of competent treatment, may provoke various complications. While the least serious and dangerous among them is lingering cough.
All about preventive measures
Vaccination can prevent SARS, today does not exist, because viruses are divided into a huge number of species, moreover, they are able to mutate. To protect the child from the cold will help preventive measures. First and foremost it is very important to prepare for the so-called "cold season". This denial from frequent visits to very crowded places, as well as correction of child nutrition (an introduction to the diet of a large number of vitamin-rich products).
In order for the baby's immune system was able to fight off viruses and infections, you must take action to strengthen the body. In this case, respiratory infection (even if hit) is much easier and complications of these children are essentially not observed. Accordingly, additional medications in such cases are not required.
Healthy sleep, regular walks, training, a balanced diet will strengthen the body of the child, thereby protecting it from severe virus infections.
All about the flu in children
Influenza is an acute inflammatory disease that affects the respiratory tract. Among other sharp respiratory virus infections it is slightly different - it is more severe, and a great danger to the development of serious complications.
Other groups of SARS often have a smooth development with gradual increase of symptoms, which is absolutely not typical for the flu. The flu can be identified by dramatically rising body temperature, severe head, muscle and eye pains, General malaise and drowsiness. The sudden appearance of symptoms often allows parents to determine the exact time of onset of the disease.
As you know, the flu is a very wily virus. If self-treatment the common cold is allowed, the treatment of influenza should be dealt with only by a qualified technician. Of drugs to combat this disease quite a lot, but their selection is better to trust the doctor. So you protect the child from serious consequences and complications. Treat the flu is necessary since the advent ofthe first symptoms, in this case the disease will be less lengthy.
To modern preventive measures that can prevent this kind of SARS, include vaccination. Such vaccinations are permitted to children, which is more than six months. Vaccination does not guarantee absolute efficiency, but the risk of disease while dramatically reducing. In the case that the virus enters the body of the child, the disease is characterized by a light current.