The most common diseases in children

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Resident Doctor Dang Thi Ngoan - Pediatrician - Neonatologist - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital.
Children have weak immune systems, the systems in the body are not fully developed as in adults. When the weather changes seasons, the temperature suddenly changes, the humidity in the air increases, the dusty environment creates favorable conditions for bacteria and viruses that are harmful to health, to multiply and multiply. This is a sensitive time, the body is very susceptible to diseases, especially children.

1. Inflammation of the ear

Otitis externa is an infection of the thin layer of skin in the ear cavity (the ear cavity is counted from the eardrum to the outside of the ear), caused by bacteria and fungi. Bacteria and fungi in the water environment entering the ear when children swim or when there is a foreign object in the ear or a child has skin diseases is also a sensitive time for fungal bacteria to grow in the ear.
Bacteria and fungi cause otitis externa with the following symptoms: pain, itching in the ear, pus discharge from the ear, and decreased hearing.
Otitis media (the middle ear includes the eardrum and the ear bone) is an acute inflammation caused by fluid accumulation in the ear bone, causing infection of the wall. In children, the eustachian tube connecting the ear canal and the nasopharynx is short, but the aperture is larger than that of an adult, so pathogenic bacteria and secretions from the nasopharynx are easy to flow into the ear cavity, causing inflammation. Middle ear infection in children often presents with high fever, poor appetite, hearing loss, ear pain, and vomiting.

2. Laryngitis

Laryngitis is a common disease commonly encountered at the time of season change from autumn to winter. The air temperature is low, the respiratory tract of children is short and there is no heating hair like in adults, the air entering the respiratory system is not warmed. Children are at risk of catching colds of the larynx, bacteria and viruses can also easily enter and cause illness.
Moreover, children are hyperactive, or screaming, leading to an overactive voice box and vocal cords, easily irritated, causing inflammation and infection. When the vocal cords are inflamed, swollen, the shape of the vocal cords is changed, distorting the sound, causing cough, dry cough, hoarseness.

3. Hand, foot and mouth

Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infection caused by two viruses, coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71. These two viruses live in the gastrointestinal tract. Hand, foot and mouth disease is very common in young children because the child's immune system is not yet able to fight the virus. Through normal communication with children with hand, foot and mouth disease can also make children sick.
Children with hand, foot and mouth disease often have symptoms such as high fever, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, cough, nausea, mouth ulcers, red spots in the oral cavity. Spring, summer, and autumn are the seasons when children are very susceptible to hand, foot and mouth disease. Hot, humid air is a suitable environment for hand, foot and mouth viruses to develop.

4. Red eye

Pink eye is a disease caused by the Adenovirus virus or when Streptococcus, staphylococcus, and pneumococcal bacteria cause an infection in the eye. Viruses and bacteria that cause pink eye multiply in environments with high air humidity, when the weather changes from sunny to rainy.

So when the season changes or the weather changes suddenly, young children are very susceptible to illness. Pink eye disease is spread through the respiratory tract, when in contact with an infected person. The most characteristic symptom of pink eye disease is red eyes, swollen eyelids, succulent, red eyes.

5. Measles

Measles is a disease caused by the measles virus, which is a contagious disease. The disease has a high risk of spreading quickly, the measles virus is transmitted through the secretions of the nose, throat...
The initial manifestation of measles is high fever, anorexia, rash. If not detected, timely treatment of measles can easily cause complications such as pneumonia, otitis media, meningitis, diarrhea...

6. Chickenpox

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the chickenpox virus. Chickenpox is also known as strange fruit disease. The disease spreads rapidly through the respiratory system when in contact with an infected person. Chickenpox is the most common illness in children because young children are not immune to this virus.
The disease usually manifests as mild fever, runny nose, cough, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, red, itchy body, etc. If chickenpox is not detected and treated in time, it can easily cause chickenpox. neurological complications.
Vaccination against chickenpox is the most effective and long-term prevention of chickenpox. Chickenpox vaccination is even more important for children. If the family has young children, take them to a reputable medical facility for injections according to the prescribed dose.

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