Dajiang.com Dajiang News Client News Reporter Du Yuwei and Qiu Shasha report: With the advent of winter and the decrease in temperature, children's influenza has become the focus of parents' attention. What are the symptoms of flu in children?Why is the course of the disease longer?How do I take my medication?On December 21, Dajiang.com and Dajiang News consulted Zhu Xiaohua, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Jiangxi Children's Hospital, on these issues.
A 12-year-old boy was fatigued and had a high fever of 39 degrees.
On December 20, a 12-year-old boy, supported by his parents, slowly walked into the outpatient clinic of the respiratory medicine department of Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital. As soon as he entered, the boy rested on the table. According to Zhu Xiaohua, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital, at that time, the boy looked listless and in poor spirits. The boy's parents said that the boy had been suffering from a high fever and a sore throat accompanied by headaches and muscle aches all over his body for the past two days.
After examination, Zhu Xiaohua found that the boy had typical cold symptoms, and his throat was particularly congested. Influenza antigen test confirmed positive for influenza A antigen in a boy, which is a typical case of influenza.
High fever of influenza is more common in children.
In the past few days, there have been many children with flu like this. According to Zhu Xiaohua, children's influenza often presents with cold-like symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, nasal congestion and sneezing, but it is more serious than cold symptoms, especially in fever, and persistent high fever is more common;At the same time, influenza will have a more obvious systemic inflammatory reaction, such as headache, muscle aches, joint pain, fatigue, etc., these symptoms are often more prominent.
Poor immune function in children requires more attention.
Many parents find that some children have a longer course of influenza and a longer illness. In Zhu Xiaohua's view, the reason is that children's immune systems are not fully developed. As a result, children are more susceptible to influenza virus attacks, causing influenza virus infection, and some infants and young children younger than 3 years old become seriously ill after infection, resulting in severe cases.
In addition, some children are also infected with other pathogens, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, resulting in a longer course of infection.
Not only that, some children with immunodeficiency or patients with other underlying diseases and chronic diseases, such as congenital heart disease, asthma, etc., may also have a prolonged course of illness or even severe illness if they are infected with influenza virus.
Children with influenza should not be given antibiotics without permission.
Regarding how to standardize the use of influenza in children, Zhu Xiaohua said that if children have symptoms such as cold and fever, they should decide whether to observe at home or come to the hospital according to their condition. If you are at home, you must pay close attention to the symptoms of cold and fever in children, changes in the degree of illness, changes in complexion, body temperature, cough degree, etc., and seek medical attention immediately once there is a persistent high fever, worsening cough or shortness of breath, poor complexion, and changes in mental status.
Zhu Xiaohua advises not to use drugs on your own, and to follow the instructions of your pharmacist or doctor, especially not to use antibiotics indiscriminately. She reminds that not all colds and fevers need to be treated with antibacterial drugs**, and that there are also some cold medicines, such as compound cold medicines, which cannot be used at the same time as antipyretics because they contain antipyretic and analgesic drugsAt the same time, it is also necessary to avoid the indiscriminate use of antitussive drugs;In addition, when using proprietary Chinese medicines, it is also necessary to pay attention not to use them at the same time if the ingredients of the medicines are the same or similar.