Stop letting relatives and friends kiss their children at will!
On May 21, "baby was kissed by relatives and friends in turn, with a fever of nearly 40 degrees" appeared on the hot search, causing heated discussions.
What happened was like this, some time ago, Ms. Cao from Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, returned to her mother's house with a 3-and-a-half-month-old baby, and the little one was warmly welcomed by everyone.
Grandpa and grandmother hold the baby and kiss and touch, how to see and like it.
Ms. Cao on the side couldn't help but remind her, saying that the baby's immunity is poor, and it is best not to kiss.
But the old man listened to it, and felt that the children were all kissed, left and right, still kissing happily.
As a result, the baby had a fever of up to 39.7°C in the afternoon, and went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a viral infection.
The doctor said that try not to let adults kiss the baby's mouth and hands casually, it is easy to catch the virus.
Fortunately, Ms. Cao responded that the child had a fever and sent a reminder to everyone:
"There are many ways to love children, you don't have to use kisses!"
In the traditional concept, the most direct and enthusiastic way to express love for children is to touch and kiss.
But for adults, this is a way to express love, but for babies it is a mortal danger.
It may be that just a gentle kiss will cause serious consequences that are irreversible, and it is really not alarmist.
There are many babies who are "sick by kisses"
Similar to the experience of Ms. Cao's baby, there are many babies who have been "sick due to kisses" in recent years.
Before that, a 2-year-old boy in Shenzhen had repeated high fever that was not good, accompanied by tonsil suppuration and lymphoma.
After the doctor's examination, it was found that the baby was infected by Epstein-Barr virus, that is, he suffered from the so-called "kissing disease".
In addition, there is an 18-month-old baby in Hangzhou with red rash blisters on his arms, high fever, and the wound looks particularly serious.
After the doctor's examination, it turned out that the mother had "mouth sores" at the corner of her mouth, and when she kissed the baby, she inadvertently passed the virus to her.
In addition to causing disease, adult kisses can also take the baby's life.
A baby as young as 18 days old in Iowa, USA, contracted the herpes simplex virus because he was kissed by his family, and finally deteriorated into encephalitis.
In just 11 days, the baby passed away from this world due to multiple organ failure.
Why does adults kiss children become a "fatal burden" for children?
This starts with what we often call "kissing disease".
Why can't the baby kiss?
"Kissing disease", also known as infectious mononucleosis, is mostly caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection and belongs to herpes viruses.
Data show that more than 95% of adults will carry EBV, but because adults have relatively strong resistance, even if they carry the virus, they will not necessarily get sick.
However, children are different, their immunity is far less than that of adults, plus this virus is very contagious, so it is easy to infect.
So when an adult carrying the virus kisses the baby, or feeds it mouth-to-mouth, the virus will spread to the baby and stir up trouble in the baby's body.
After contracting kissing disease, most children will have symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes.
Rarely, babies will also experience symptoms such as fatigue, hepatosplenomegaly, elevated aminotransferases, and increased abnormal lymphocytes.
Although "kissing disease" is a self-limiting disease, with proper care, children can rely on their own immunity to overcome it.
But we do not rule out that some extreme cases will occur, which may be fatal.
Therefore, for the sake of the child's safety and health, do not kiss the child at will, let alone mouth-to-mouth, even if it is kissing the child's small hands.
In addition to kissing, these acts are also undesirable
To ensure your baby's safety, any kind of saliva-sharing behavior other than kissing should be avoided.
For example, in the past, many elderly people used to chew food before feeding it to their babies.
The elderly think that they are "meticulous" care for their children, but in fact, they are prone to harm.
For example, when some mothers feed their babies with milk powder, they are accustomed to sucking the pacifier to test the temperature first, which may also lead to the inadvertent spread of the virus and cause harm to the baby.
In addition, such as sharing a portion with the baby during meals, going home without washing your face, washing your hands, not changing clothes, directly holding the child and making out, etc., these behaviors are not advisable.
Finally, there are many ways to love children, and we can express our love for children through words, hugs, and are far better than kissing.
As parents, in addition to setting an example, we must also stop relatives and friends from kissing the baby.
Especially some elderly people, may not pay much attention to this aspect, we must vaccinate them in advance, inform the elderly of the harm of kissing children.
A child's body is far more fragile than we think, and even a gentle kiss can lead to unpredictable and terrible results.
Epilogue:
Seeing a well-behaved and cute baby, relatives and friends always can't help but "lower their mouths" on it.
But we, as parents, must know how to refuse, avoid hindering face, and can't bear to speak.
Children's health always comes first, don't wait for an accident to happen and then regret it.
Today's topic: Do you have relatives and friends around you who like to kiss your baby?