Acute respiratory infections in children

Acute respiratory infections

The acute respiratory infections are the most common diseases among children especially in winter respiratory infections occur as a result of viruses and bacteria .

Causes of respiratory infections :

• Inhalation child spray emitted from the nose or mouth of an infected person when sneezing or coughing near .
• Overcrowding and poor ventilation, spreading the disease-causing microbes in the air leading inhaled during breathing children .
• Kiss the children of relatives or other children with respiratory infections .
• Children sleeping next to each other and their participation in the pots for food or spoon transmits the disease by saliva and nasal secretions .

Factors that increase the incidence of :

• Smoking by adults and adolescents in the whereabouts of children .
• The low level of awareness in the family child .
• Weak economic situation of the family and the lack of healthy living conditions .
• Overuse of antibiotics .
• Malnutrition, especially vitamin a + b .

Symptoms function on the presence of severe inflammation of the respiratory tract :

• High temperature of the child .
• Sleep disturbance in children .
• Impaired ability to breast-feeding for several days and decreased appetite for food to above the age of 6 months .
• Nasal mucous secretions or successive, different viscosity liquid and multiple colors and has accompanied by severe cold .
• Difficulty breathing and an average speed of age approaches and the attraction of the bottom area of ​​the chest during shortness of breath .
• Wheezing during inhalation or exhalation, or both .
• Difficulty swallowing due to sore throat or tonsils .
• The presence of unusual discharge from one or both ears .
• Severe fatigue and weakness of the natural physical performance .

Prevention of respiratory tract infections :

• Health education of mothers and family members of these diseases .
• Once the immediate breastfeeding birth and continuing until the age of two years next to the supplementary food .
• Vaccination against viruses or bacteria causing the disease .
• Ensure ventilation of the houses and the entry of sunlight as much as possible for kids bedrooms .
• Hygiene and avoid congestion .
• Personal hygiene and not to kiss the children and especially by people or sick children .
• Food rich in vitamins, especially vitamin c .
• Avoid overcrowding of children during their school and their congestion within school .

Important recommendations for the family :

• Follow the methods of prevention is always .
• Recourse to specialist clinics or clinics or hospital when symptoms of acute respiratory infections in children and non-delayed it in order to avoid complications .
  
• Not given medicines before showing a child doctor .
• Compliance with medical instructions and timeliness of medication for children .
• See your doctor to make sure that the child has recovered already and not just virtual improvement .
• Attention to child nutrition in convalescence after the healing is complete .