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Dengue fever is a dangerous infectious disease with a rapid spread. If the disease is not detected and treated in time, there are risks of serious complications, especially for children under 1 year old. The following article will help us identify dengue fever in children.1. Dengue fever in children
Dengue virus is the cause of the acute infectious disease dengue fever. Dengue fever is spread by the vector mosquito.
Dengue fever is caused by different viruses, with many different forms. Severe disease can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure and death in adults and children.
The humid tropical climate like in Vietnam is a favorable condition for dengue fever to develop and have very complicated developments. Usually, the epidemic will occur from May to November.
Children are the most susceptible to infection because their immune systems are still quite immature.
The rate of children under 1 year old infected with dengue fever is quite low, but this is the subject with the highest rate of dangerous complications.
Dengue fever currently has no specific treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to detect the symptoms of the disease early to avoid dangerous complications for children.
2. Signs to identify dengue fever in children under 1 year old
The first sign of dengue fever in a child that parents need to pay attention to is a sudden high fever while the area you are in or the vicinity of is a dengue epidemic.
At the onset of the disease (the first 3 days of infection), mothers need to monitor to accurately determine whether the child has dengue fever based on some of the following signs:
Day one: Children usually have dengue fever. constant high fever, which often makes parents think the baby has a cold or a respiratory infection; The second day: High fever continues, along with the baby's skin in the neck, abdomen, legs, hands showing signs of bleeding. For some children, this sign appears quite early, so parents can detect the disease quickly thanks to this feature; Day three: The child continues to have a high fever with bleeding under the skin, nosebleeds, and bleeding gums. Babies may refuse to breastfeed, lose their appetite, or cry. When seeing these signs, it is necessary to take the child immediately to a medical facility for examination and treatment. In addition, gastrointestinal bleeding may occur in some children with vomiting or bloody stools.
Children with dengue fever in the critical stage is when the disease progresses from day 3 to day 6. This is an extremely dangerous period because at this time the child's immune system has been weakened due to the impact. of the virus, the number of white blood cells and platelets was also significantly reduced. Children with dengue fever at this stage often have typical symptoms such as:
Children with swelling in the abdomen due to pulmonary effusion; Bleeding becomes more serious;
Dấu hiệu nhận diện sốt xuất huyết ở trẻ dưới 1 tuổi
The orbital area is edematous; Blood in the urine; The child's hands, feet and head are cold; The child has a nosebleed. After 2-3 days from the dangerous phase of dengue fever, the child will have signs such as fever lowering, starting to ask for food again, white blood cells and platelets in the child begin to increase.
Dengue fever in children, if not treated promptly, can cause internal bleeding, liver failure, kidney failure, encephalitis...
3. Methods of treating dengue fever in children
Dengue fever currently has no specific treatment, so when a child is infected, it is necessary to immediately take the child to a medical facility for timely monitoring and care to avoid dangerous complications.
At the onset of the disease, if the child has a high fever of over 39 degrees, parents should give the child an antipyretic containing paracetamol alone.
If the child still has a high fever, you can take paracetamol in combination with wiping the child with warm water, wearing cool clothes for the child. Actively rehydrate children early by mouth (juice, cooled boiled water, diluted porridge...). The child's temperature should be checked regularly.
If after 3 days the child still does not have a fever, it is necessary to take the child immediately to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.
4. How to prevent dengue fever in children under 1 year old
To prevent dengue fever in children under 1 year old, parents should pay attention to the following issues:When going out, children should wear long-sleeved clothes; Put the child to sleep on a mosquito net;
Cho trẻ ngủ mùng phòng bệnh sốt xuất huyết ở trẻ dưới 1 tuổi
The house needs to be cleaned; When someone in the family is infected, they should be isolated to avoid mosquito bites and transmit the virus to other members; Regularly kill mosquitoes and swarms to prevent mosquito bites on children. Early recognition of signs of dengue fever in children under 1 year of age is very important because the child's immune system is still weak at this time. If left too late, the disease will cause dangerous complications for the child. Parents need to monitor and check their child's body temperature continuously, especially during an outbreak of dengue fever; At the same time, children should be taken to medical facilities for timely examination and treatment.
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