In the summer, the temperature gradually rises, and herpetic angina also enters the peak period. Preschool children belong to the susceptible group. Once a child is infected, the children playing with the child's kindergarten will be infected one after another. In order to avoid cross-infection, Kindergartens are often forced to close in summer. So, in the face of menacing herpetic angina, how do children need to prevent it?

What is herpetic angina?

Herpetic angina is a common pediatric respiratory infection caused by enteroviruses, mainly through the respiratory tract or fecal-oral transmission, but also through contact with the oral and nasal secretions of sick children or contaminated items The infection is more contagious.

After being infected by the virus, the child may have a raised body temperature, and the fever can last for 4-6 days. Besides the fever, the most obvious feature is that the child's oral soft palate and pharynx appear gray-white herpes. The ulcerated surface will form a small ulcer surface, and the ulcer surface will be painful due to actions such as swallowing. The child will cry, drool, and refuse to eat because of the obvious pain, become irritable, and cannot sleep well.

After contracting herpetic angina, parents should do these things well!

Although herpetic angina is highly contagious, most of the symptoms are mild, and the disease is self-limiting. The entire course of the disease generally lasts for 4-6 days, and only a few will develop into critical cases. Therefore, once a child is infected with herpetic angina, parents should not be in a mess, and give the child a positive treatment to help the child reduce symptoms and not be too anxious.

First of all, during the period of illness, parents should pay attention to keeping the child at home for 2 weeks, avoid contact with other healthy children, and let the child pay more attention to rest. Secondly, during the isolation period at home, it is necessary to maintain the circulation of indoor air, pay attention to let the children wash their hands frequently, and do a good job of disinfection of the children's household items, especially the frequently touched items. Third, do good oral care for the child. When the child has eaten, feed some warm water to clean the mouth. In the diet, pay attention to eating easy-to-digest and light food, and do not eat spicy and irritating food, so as not to irritate the ulcer surface. Extend the healing time of the ulcer. Fourth, pay attention to monitoring body temperature during illness, and monitor body temperature every 4 hours during fever. If the fever temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, the temperature should be measured every 1-2 hours. The second is to pay attention to observe the child's mental state. If there is any abnormality such as poor mental state, persistent high fever, shortness of breath, or even limb convulsions, you should seek medical attention in time.

During the high incidence of herpetic angina, prevention is the key

Of course, in the period of high incidence of herpetic angina, the key is to do a good job of prevention. If the prevention is done well, the child will be happy if he does not get sick.

Prevention 1. Develop a good habit of washing hands frequently. Children and parents should wash their hands frequently before and after eating and after going out. In terms of diet, do not eat uncooked or cold food, and do a good job in preventing diseases from entering the mouth.

Prevention 2. Do a good job in the disinfection of items used by children. The room should be kept ventilated, children's toys, tableware, etc. should be cleaned and disinfected regularly, and the prevention of disinfection of items should be done well.

Prevention 3. Do personal protection. Avoid going to crowded public places as much as possible, wear a mask when going out, and do not touch your eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and other parts with your hands.

Prevention 4. Ensure adequate nutrition and sleep, insist on exercising, and enhance the child's immunity.

Prevention 5. If you have fever, respiratory symptoms and other discomfort, you should seek medical treatment in time, and do not use drugs indiscriminately.