Zhumadian Radio and Television Financial Media Reporter Wu Shuai
Recently, there have been many respiratory infections in children, and "mycoplasma infection" has become a high-frequency word discussed by parents. With the arrival of the high season of respiratory infections, experts from the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine remind that if "mycoplasma infection" is diagnosed, mild symptoms can be nursed at home, but when the child's high fever does not subside, he should go to the hospital in time to prevent delaying the condition.
On October 18, the reporter saw in the pediatric clinic of the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine that there was an endless stream of patients and their families who came to see and treat, and in the pediatric ward of the hospital, many children were admitted to the hospital because of repeated high fever, severe cough and other symptoms. According to pediatric experts from the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, "mycoplasma infection" accounts for about 80% of the recently admitted pediatric patients, and the number of outpatient consultations reaches more than 500 per day.
What should parents do if a child is found to be infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae? Experts pointed out that some children have no symptoms after infection, or only mild symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, and home care can heal themselves; Most children with mycoplasma infection, with fever, cough as the main manifestations, may be accompanied by headache, runny nose, sore throat, earache, etc., some children may have rash, cough is more severe, light day and night heavy, fever is mainly medium to high fever, persistent high fever indicates serious disease.
Chen Shuai, the attending doctor of the second ward of pediatrics of the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told reporters: "Mycoplasma pneumonia is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and the main clinical manifestation of the disease is fever and cough. Generally, children with mild disease can be controlled by oral erythromycin, azithromycin, and macrolides at home, and some severely ill children can go to the hospital in time if they have fever and cough for more than three days and the symptoms are not relieved, so as to avoid delaying the condition.
How to effectively prevent "mycoplasma infection"? Tang Bin, director of the second ward of pediatrics of the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, also gave advice: "First of all, we must pay attention to a light diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, and avoid eating a large number of meat foods that are not digestible to avoid food accumulation, so as to maintain a good immune state." To wear masks in public places as much as possible to avoid exposure to infection, once the symptoms of infection appear in the child's class, it is necessary to give the child more vitamin C, and oral immunity-enhancing preparations in advance, such as the well-known bovine colostrum, lactoferrin, spleen aminopeptide and other products. Secondly, it is necessary to develop a good habit of insisting on exercising and improving the body's ability to resist disease, which can play a role in preventing mycoplasma pneumonia. ”