The child's body is weaker than that of an adult, therefore it is more susceptible to various viral diseases. When treating such a disease, children have a lot of risks - to get infected themselves or get complications from the baby. How to get it right?
Instructions
Step 1
If the baby is sick, it is important to determine exactly whether the viral or bacterial nature of his disease is. You know your child like no one else. Watch him and his surroundings carefully, especially if he attends children's collective institutions - kindergartens, schools, hobby groups. If there are many children in the group who seem sick to you, or quarantine has been declared, and your child does not have vaccinations against viral diseases, then it is better to refrain from visiting such institutions. If your child still feels unwell, call a doctor, but do not rush to immediately start following all his recommendations. As a rule, doctors very often prescribe antibiotics for the sake of reinsurance. This is wrong, since many viruses are resistant to antibiotics of not a wide spectrum of action, moreover, these drugs kill microflora, and in addition to the underlying disease, several concomitant ones can be earned, for example, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function, drug allergies, which can even lead to asthma.
Step 2
Put the child to bed, give him a hot drink and rest. Teas and fruit drinks are suitable as a hot drink. Do not give your baby various advertised cough solutions - Coldrex, Teraflu and others. There are no antiviral drugs in them, basically, they consist of antipyretic drugs, which can blur the whole picture of the disease and interfere with establishing an accurate diagnosis. With a viral disease, the incubation period is very short. Depending on the child's immunity, it can last from one to five days. Such a period can be accompanied by a high - up to 39-40 C with a temperature, abundant discharge from the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx, lethargy and drowsiness.
Step 3
This is followed by the so-called prodrome period, when the virus has already spread throughout the child's body, but the immune system has not yet begun to cope with the disease. It is at this time that it is important to start treating the child. Consult your doctor. Antiviral drugs should be the best, the latest generation, not having a destructive effect on the liver, kidneys and endocrine system. Of course, such drugs are not cheap, but they will better help to cope with the disease and will not cause addiction, as well as drug allergies. The child should be at rest and be healed to the end. Even if he already seems healthy to you, do not rush to send him to child care. The kid may be overcooled or sweaty, drink cold water, eat ice cream, which will provoke the return of the virus and a second wave of the disease. Keep the child in quarantine for another 2-3 days and only after making sure that the disease has completely receded, return to normal life.
