Children's diseases are always a big concern for parents. But, before starting treatment, it is necessary to correctly diagnose. Naturally, a pediatrician should do this. But there are situations when you need to make a quick decision, but the doctor has not yet arrived.
Acute respiratory infections in children are the most common group. They are caused by various microbes and viruses that have "settled" in the larynx, nasopharynx and trachea. It can be distinguished:
- Influenza, the main symptoms of which are a sharp increase in temperature, cough, runny nose, chills, and pain in all muscles. The child needs to be given anti-inflammatory (for example, "Nurofen") and antiviral ("Influcid") drugs, wrap him up, give him more to drink and call a doctor.
- Rotavirus infection is caused by certain microorganisms and "lives" on the human mucosa. In addition to the above symptoms, frequent vomiting and diarrhea occur . This disease requires constant monitoring by a pediatrician so that dehydration does not occur.
- Acute laryngitis can be a complication of SARS. It starts with a slight cough, a feeling of dryness in the throat, and then the voice begins to gradually disappear. It can occur even without temperature, but not for long. Since these diseases of children can become chronic, the right treatment should be prescribed. Recommended: the use of milk with soda and honey, ensuring complete peace of the vocal cords, the use of mustard plasters and compresses.
- Acute bronchitis is most often a complication of influenza. It occurs when the child has "snot" that "does not go out", but "flows" along the back of the throat directly into the trachea and bronchi. As a result, after a while a cough with sputum appears, which the child most often swallows. As a rule, in addition to antitussive and anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics are prescribed, without which such diseases of children can not be cured. A good effect can be achieved by applying inhalation.
- Pneumonia is one of the most dangerous diseases of the respiratory system. It most often occurs in children, as a result of colds or SARS. This disease should be treated under the strict supervision of a doctor and in a hospital.
All acute respiratory infections in children are treated well, but their prevention is the best way. It is recommended that you comply with hygiene rules and avoid foci of the disease.
Skin diseases in children are widespread. The following types can be distinguished:
- In infancy, sweating and diaper rash are the most common. The best treatment: washing the body of a child with a decoction of a string, the use of powder.
- An allergic reaction to food or medicine. The main recommendations for treatment are the administration of antihistamines and the use of large quantities of pure water.
- A pustular infection appears, as a rule, on the affected areas of the skin on which pathogens have spread. That is why all the wounds of a child must be washed and disinfected.
- Fungal infections can spread both through the skin, and through the hair and nails of the child. Their treatment should be started immediately with those drugs that the doctor will prescribe. Since such diseases have the ability to spread very quickly and “conquer all large territories” on the child’s body.
It should be noted that the treatment of any disease of the child should be under the supervision of a doctor. Self-medication is not recommended, since the same symptoms can be signs of different diseases. The final diagnosis can only be made by a specialist.