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Many people do not know what viral fever is? Is viral fever contagious? This inadvertently makes you sick without knowing it. In fact, viral fever, also known as viral fever, is a contagious disease caused by infection with different viruses (viruses) such as Rhinovirus, Adenovirus, Coronavirus, Enterovirus, Influenza virus.... So is viral fever contagious?Video content is consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Tuan - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital
Viral fever is an acute disease, common in children and the elderly due to a weak immune system, the manifestation of viral fever is easy to confuse with other diseases, the disease is mainly transmitted through respiratory and respiratory routes. digestion, through activities such as communication, eating, direct contact with saliva or nasal secretions of the patient. Most viruses are transmitted through secretions that are released when talking, sneezing, coughing, or runny nose. Because of that, the virus can spread and break out into an epidemic quickly. In addition, the disease can be transmitted indirectly through objects in public places such as doorknobs, stair handrails, or holding toys for children. These items can be contaminated with secretions containing disease-causing viruses, when we accidentally touch them, they will be infected.
Basically, the signs of viral fever in children and adults do not have much difference, both causing symptoms of high fever, headache, cough, sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose, watery eyes, sore throat , vomiting, diarrhea....However, the manifestations of viral fever in children are often more severe than in adults.
When detecting signs of viral fever, the patient can be treated at home, because this is a benign disease, it can be applied to reduce fever, increase nutrition, and rehydrate the patient. However, with the manifestation of viral fever in children with high fever continuously for more than 2 days, it is necessary to take the child to the hospital to be examined by a doctor and determine if it is really a sign of viral fever or not. evidence yet?
In case of viral fever treatment at home, you can use antipyretic with paracetamol, apply warm water, do not let the patient showing signs of viral fever stay in a room that is too closed...
People with signs of super fever vi need to eat a lot of nutritious food, rehydrate, eat liquid food for the body to recover quickly. Patients do not need to abstain too much to affect the effectiveness of treatment.
Viral fever can be spread from person to person. Therefore, when adults have signs of viral fever, children should not be contacted, especially infants. When young children show signs of viral fever, they need to leave school and not go to crowded places so as not to spread the disease to others.
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