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China/Zhejiang - Autumn influenza struck - colds, fever, pneumonia in children have increased significantly

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Autumn influenza struck parents ready?

2013-09-30 07:25:00 Hangzhou Network

Summer replacement, the cooler weather. These days, a city, municipal Red Cross, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School children and other major general hospital, colds, fever, pneumonia in children has increased significantly.

"These respiratory tract infection, in addition to pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia patients was significantly more than the original." City Red Cross Hospital, deputy director of pediatric physicians Yan Wei-chao, many of today's children are healthy condition, lack of physical exercise , physical weakness, particularly susceptible to illness.

Divided into upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections respiratory infections. The former showed rhinitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis, bronchitis, and the latter is manifested in the lung
Go far. Some patients had only a small upper respiratory tract infection, but because lightly, without timely medical treatment. Therefore, the physical decline of secondary bacterial infection, causing many people, especially pneumonia.

Zhejiang University child respiratory Chen Zhimin director, said the number of infant morbidity colds often during this season to climb. Because the infant is relatively poor immunity, autoimmune system is also still developing among the more vulnerable to disease attack. Fall is flu season, not only brought the influenza virus is more likely to cause infection with other bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common infections.

Source: Hangzhou Daily Author: Reporter Yu Min Editor: High Tingting

http://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/kejiao/content/2013-09/30/content_4912470.htm
 
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