Features and course of influenza and SARS in preschool children
Children who attend preschool institutions – nurseries, kindergartens – get SARS more often than “home”.
The course of the disease in children under 1 year
Children under 1 year of age rarely get SARS, because they have almost no contact with strangers.
Rising body temperature
Adults and children over 6 years of age should be treated for fever if the temperature exceeds 39°C.
Infection control: simple things save lives
Preventive measures are aimed at preventing the spread of infection and the penetration of pathogens into the body of a healthy person.
How not to treat SARS in children
90% of respiratory infections (upper respiratory tract infections) in children are viral in nature. It is important to know that influenza and SARS are not treated with:
How to reduce the risk of influenza and SARS in children?
The main direction in the prevention of influenza in children is compliance with non-specific prevention measures
Why children get sick more often
Observing a child with a doctor for SARS and following his recommendations on how to treat a cold is a must.
How to properly treat flu and colds
Treatment of influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections is carried out mainly at home, on an outpatient basis.
Symptoms requiring urgent hospitalization
If the condition of a sick person worsens, do not hesitate with hospitalization, because now his life is under threat.
Symptoms requiring treatment at home
When the first symptoms of influenza appear, a sick person must definitely stay at home so as not to provoke complications of his own illness and not to expose other people to danger that is fatal for some of them.