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Taiwan - Pediatric Emergency Dept. of Sun Yat-sen Medical Hospital says number of children with high fever & flu has not decreased significantly even with COVID-19 down - August 13, 2023

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  • Taiwan - Pediatric Emergency Dept. of Sun Yat-sen Medical Hospital says number of children with high fever & flu has not decreased significantly even with COVID-19 down - August 13, 2023

    In August, the pediatric emergency department was busy! 1 person wins the lottery, the whole family high fever network: worse than the new crown

    10:42 2023/08/13 Zhongshi News Network


    In August, the pediatric emergency department was in a hurry, and the parents wailed that the disease was more terrible than the new coronary pneumonia.

    Xie Zongxue, Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Medical University, shared that the overall number of visits to the emergency department for children has declined, but the number of children with high fever and influenza has not decreased significantly, and more children need intravenous drips after contracting influenza than those with new coronary pneumonia, resulting in bed congestion. , causing netizens to discuss, many parents wailed that the flu is terrible, one person in the family is infected with the flu, and the whole family takes turns to win a lottery with a high fever, and the symptoms are worse than those diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

    Xie Zongxue recently shared on Facebook that the overall number of visits to children's emergency departments has dropped significantly, and the most obvious decrease is in patients infected with new coronary pneumonia. Compare. And compared with the new coronary pneumonia, the high fever of influenza is significantly longer.
    Xie Zongxue said that the high fever period of new coronary pneumonia is usually 2-3 days, but the high fever period of influenza can be as long as 5-7 days. Even if there are antiviral drugs that can be treated for influenza, it takes 2-3 days for the effect to be significant. in order to alleviate. And even if there is no serious illness, the fatigue period of children infected with influenza is longer than that of new coronary pneumonia, and the number of children who cannot eat and drink and need injections is much higher than that of new coronary pneumonia, which makes it difficult to get rid of the bed jam in a short time.
    Xie Zongxue pointed out that the embarrassing thing is that the flu vaccine given at the end of last year has almost expired, and the new batch of vaccines will not be delivered until after October 1. During this blank period, everyone can only prevent it by wearing masks and washing hands frequently. If you are diagnosed with influenza, you should take the full five-day dose of oral antiviral drugs at public expense. In addition, if the child is infected with the flu, and his body temperature is ≥ 41 degrees, or his vitality and appetite are still poor after taking the medicine, and he has shortness of breath, he should go to the emergency department immediately.
    The post sparked discussions among netizens, "Even my grandparents have a fever, and the symptoms are more serious than the diagnosis", "It's really the flu, this is terrible, and the fever has been 39 degrees", "I'm experiencing type A influenza in a child, It's so embarrassing to keep up with the trend", "My son has been in and out of the clinic for more than a month", "There are 30 people in the small class, and he got 20 A streams in June, so it's hard to prevent."
    Another parent wailed in the message area that the youngest in the family caught the flu first, and then she caught the flu after taking care of her, and then passed it on to another child. The family took turns winning the lottery. Afterwards, the symptoms will be relieved, but getting the flu is really much more uncomfortable than being diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.



    source - zhttps://www.chinatimes.com/cn/realtimenews/20230813001206-260405?chdtv


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