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When an infection occurs inside the lungs, it will cause pneumonia, bacteria and viruses trapped in the lungs will multiply and form infection clusters. Severe pneumonia, if not detected and treated in time, will seriously affect the health of children and have a high risk of death.
Pediatric pneumonia is a very common disease, there are many causes of this disease, the most common of which are viruses, bacteria, fungi, chemicals...
According to statistics, children over 5 years old often have severe pneumonia caused by atypical bacteria such as: Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, pneumococcus, respiratory viruses... Children under 5 years old are at risk of severe pneumonia caused by bacteria such as pneumococci. Staphylococci, streptococcus, staphylococcus, Hib...
For children under 2 months of age, there is a possibility of severe pneumonia caused by bacteria such as those of a 5-year-old child and especially can be caused by some intestinal bacteria caused by bacteria. passed on by mother.
Pediatric pneumonia is more likely to happen to babies born prematurely, with weak resistance, malnutrition, or children in poor countries, with undeveloped economic conditions, and poor medical care.
Each child with mild or severe pneumonia will have different symptoms depending on the cause and other underlying medical conditions the child has.
Symptoms of pneumonia in infants and children under 1 month of age:
Shortness of breath - moaning or moving head up and down with each breath; Contraction of the intercostal muscles (the soft part between the ribs recedes when the child breathes in); Rapid breathing; Stop breathing; Difficulty breastfeeding; No wet diapers for 12 hours or more; Fever or temperature that goes up and down a lot; Irritability and poor sleep; Cyanosis of the lips or under the tongue. Like the above symptoms, pediatric pneumonia in children over 1 month of age has additional symptoms such as:
Cough, although it may be mild; Shortness of breath and contraction of the muscles under the chest when breathing; Breathe hard and make a wheezing sound. Symptoms of pediatric pneumonia in toddlers and older children will have additional manifestations such as:
Complaints of pain in the chest or abdomen; Vomiting after coughing; Refusing to eat or drink. Parents need to take the child to a medical facility immediately if the child shows signs of severe pneumonia, such as:
The child stops breathing for 20 seconds. This is really important for very young or premature babies, as this may be the only symptom that parents can detect signs of severe pneumonia. The child has a fever and difficulty breathing. Babies whine or contract their chest muscles when they breathe, making the parents look like they're breathing through their belly. The lips or under the tongue turn blue-violet. Pneumonia X-ray is an imaging technique to help detect the disease, as soon as the child has symptoms, the parents need to take the child to the hospital for timely examination and treatment by a doctor. In addition, pay attention to the daily nutrition to reduce the child's quick recovery and shorten the time of illness if the child has severe pneumonia.
