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The recent high incidence of respiratory syncytial virus, infants and young children under the age of 2 are prone to develop severe illness Pediatric experts remind: parents should pay attention to prevention
April 22, 2023 16:08 Sina.com author Pingdingshan Daily
Article by Wang Chunxia, reporter of Pingbao financial media/picture
"Fluor A" has just left, and recently many babies have started to have fever and cough, and quickly develop bronchiolitis or pneumonia, and the pediatric wards are overcrowded. On April 22, Liu Weihong, director of the Puer Ward No. 3 Ward in the New District of the First People's Hospital of the city, reminded that the high incidence of this wave is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and infants under the age of 2 are prone to develop severe disease. Parents should pay attention Take precautions.
On the morning of April 22, the reporter saw in the No. 3 Puer Ward of the New District of the First Hospital of the City that the ward was full of sick children, and many temporary beds were added in the corridor. Some parents were holding hanging bottles, holding Children on IVs wandered the corridors.
A young mother came to the doctor's office with her 11-month-old baby boy in her arms. Director Liu Weihong took out a stethoscope, listened to the baby, and said, "It's much better, and there is still a little more." On the 4th day after coming in, the child had a fever and cough at first, thinking it was a cold, but later it developed into wheezing and suffocation. When I went here to take a chest X-ray, the diagnosis was bronchiolitis. The doctor tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus.
Then another mother came to ask Liu Weihong what medicine she should give her second baby. After understanding, her family's eldest baby was hospitalized here because of respiratory syncytial virus infection, and the second baby was also infected in the past two days, but it was a mild case, and only oral medicine was enough. Liu Weihong gave the mother medication guidance.
According to Liu Weihong, respiratory syncytial virus, referred to as RSV, is the primary pathogen of respiratory infections in winter and spring every year. After RSV infection, symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection such as fever, cough, runny nose or otitis media can be manifested, and severe lower respiratory tract infection, such as pneumonia, bronchiolitis, may even cause respiratory failure. At present, there is no vaccine for RSV, and there is no permanent immunity after infection, so some children can be infected multiple times. Fortunately, this virus infection generally does not leave sequelae after recovery.
Liu Weihong said that the recent wave of respiratory syncytial virus started in early April, and most cases occurred in children under 6 years old, and most of the severe cases were infants and young children under 2 years old. This is because infants under the age of 2 have poor immune function and incomplete airway development, and are more likely to develop severe illness. At present, respiratory syncytial virus infection accounts for about 60% to 70% of the children admitted to this department.
Respiratory syncytial virus is highly contagious and is mainly transmitted through direct contact with mouth and nose mucus or nasal secretions, hands, etc., and can also be transmitted through droplets and aerosols.
Liu Weihong reminded that the prevention measures for this virus are the same as those for the new crown virus. You should wear a mask, develop good hand hygiene habits, take your children as little as possible to crowded places, and avoid contact with infected people. Once you find that your child has lower respiratory symptoms such as coughing, dyspnea, etc., you should take the child to see a doctor as soon as possible.
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April 22, 2023 16:08 Sina.com author Pingdingshan Daily
Article by Wang Chunxia, reporter of Pingbao financial media/picture
"Fluor A" has just left, and recently many babies have started to have fever and cough, and quickly develop bronchiolitis or pneumonia, and the pediatric wards are overcrowded. On April 22, Liu Weihong, director of the Puer Ward No. 3 Ward in the New District of the First People's Hospital of the city, reminded that the high incidence of this wave is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and infants under the age of 2 are prone to develop severe disease. Parents should pay attention Take precautions.
On the morning of April 22, the reporter saw in the No. 3 Puer Ward of the New District of the First Hospital of the City that the ward was full of sick children, and many temporary beds were added in the corridor. Some parents were holding hanging bottles, holding Children on IVs wandered the corridors.
A young mother came to the doctor's office with her 11-month-old baby boy in her arms. Director Liu Weihong took out a stethoscope, listened to the baby, and said, "It's much better, and there is still a little more." On the 4th day after coming in, the child had a fever and cough at first, thinking it was a cold, but later it developed into wheezing and suffocation. When I went here to take a chest X-ray, the diagnosis was bronchiolitis. The doctor tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus.
Then another mother came to ask Liu Weihong what medicine she should give her second baby. After understanding, her family's eldest baby was hospitalized here because of respiratory syncytial virus infection, and the second baby was also infected in the past two days, but it was a mild case, and only oral medicine was enough. Liu Weihong gave the mother medication guidance.
According to Liu Weihong, respiratory syncytial virus, referred to as RSV, is the primary pathogen of respiratory infections in winter and spring every year. After RSV infection, symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection such as fever, cough, runny nose or otitis media can be manifested, and severe lower respiratory tract infection, such as pneumonia, bronchiolitis, may even cause respiratory failure. At present, there is no vaccine for RSV, and there is no permanent immunity after infection, so some children can be infected multiple times. Fortunately, this virus infection generally does not leave sequelae after recovery.
Liu Weihong said that the recent wave of respiratory syncytial virus started in early April, and most cases occurred in children under 6 years old, and most of the severe cases were infants and young children under 2 years old. This is because infants under the age of 2 have poor immune function and incomplete airway development, and are more likely to develop severe illness. At present, respiratory syncytial virus infection accounts for about 60% to 70% of the children admitted to this department.
Respiratory syncytial virus is highly contagious and is mainly transmitted through direct contact with mouth and nose mucus or nasal secretions, hands, etc., and can also be transmitted through droplets and aerosols.
Liu Weihong reminded that the prevention measures for this virus are the same as those for the new crown virus. You should wear a mask, develop good hand hygiene habits, take your children as little as possible to crowded places, and avoid contact with infected people. Once you find that your child has lower respiratory symptoms such as coughing, dyspnea, etc., you should take the child to see a doctor as soon as possible.
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