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Question
Hi Doctor, my baby is 4 years old and going to kindergarten. Recently, my teacher informed me that there were many children with diarrhea in my class. I researched online that diarrhea can be transmitted from one child to another, so I was quite confused as to whether I should let my baby stay at home for a while or not. So is diarrhea contagious and is there any way to prevent it, doctor?
Pham Thanh Son (Quang Ninh)
Reply
Hi there! Diarrhea is a contagious disease. Sources of infection include:
Feces of patients or healthy people carrying rotavirus . Manure will contaminate the environment, especially water sources. In addition, may contaminate food and other items. Mode of transmission:
Rotavirus is transmitted by fecal-oral route, in addition, it can be transmitted by respiratory route. Children can be infected both before and after an illness with diarrhea. Food contamination: choose food that is no longer fresh, due to lack of hygiene in cooking, both raw and cooked food, cooked food left for too long, food containers are not clean. Do not wash your hands before cooking, before eating, after using the toilet and after cleaning children. You should leave the child at home, ask the teacher to notify the parents whose children are showing signs of acute diarrhea or digestive disorders, stay home from school, take care of them completely before going to class, to isolate them from healthy children. . Report back to the school to control food safety and hygiene and guide and clean before and after birth for children to eat as well as to go to the toilet.
Methods to prevent diarrhea in children:
Isolate the source of infection (sick people). Do not share dishes, drink water to avoid your child being infected with other diseases as well as infecting others (because of poor resistance). Food must ensure food safety and hygiene, clean water sources, food processing tools, and healthy food handlers. Change to age appropriate diet. Wash hands before eating and after defecation. If the disease recurs continuously, it is necessary to change the eating habits of food safety and hygiene (absolutely Do not go to restaurants), if after a period of implementation, it no longer continues, it is due to a change in habits. good habit. If it doesn't go away, you need to see a doctor to find out the cause. Ths. Dr. Nguyen Thi An - Doctor of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Ha Long General Hospital
