Rotavirus - a typical "disease of dirty hands". But even thorough cleaning and maintaining cleanliness rules are not fully able to prevent the disease. There are several reasons
Chills, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea... It is not a complete list of symptoms of rotavirus infection
Rotavirus is so named because of its shape (rota - in Latin means "wheel"), because the electron microscope it looks like a tiny wheel with spokes and hub in the middle. This microbe has many varieties and can cause disease in humans and animals. However, animals can not get sick "human" virus, and vice versa, people usually do not become infected from animals. The source of infection for the baby, thus, can only be patient or carrier, releasing the pathogen in the faeces.
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Distinctive features of rotavirus
- Very high infectivity. For the development of this disease only need 10 to 100 viral particles. For comparison: in order to get sick with dysentery, it is necessary 20-100,
- and Salmonella - from 100 thousand. to 100 million microbial bodies!
- The susceptibility of people of all ages because of the unstable immunity after infection. Rotavirus types there are so many!
- A large number of media, particularly among adults.
- High stability of rotaviruses. So, on different objects microbe can persist for 10-15 days to a month.
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symptoms
From the moment of infection until the first signs of the disease takes place from 1 to 5 days, on average - 2-3 days. Often first develops vomiting and then joins diarrhea (diarrhea), and can raise the body temperature.
It is also characterized by weakness, malaise, bloating and intestinal cramps. Symptoms of rotavirus are very similar to food poisoning, and to distinguish them is difficult without special tests.
When the main feature of rotavirus - a watery diarrhea, quickly leads to dehydration. A chair wherein multiple, very liquid, sometimes resembling water, slightly colored feces, mucus with small veins, without admixture of blood and pus. Symptoms persist for 2-3 days, and then gradually reduced and 7-8-th day is usually disappear completely.
The main danger with rotavirus - dehydration, as with copious chair toddler losing precious water and salt. That degree of water loss is determined by the severity of the disease and the need for hospitalization.
Attention, vaccination!
In many countries, more than 10 years of vaccination against rotavirus is included in the national immunization schedule and provided by the State. The goal of vaccination is to protect the children of the first years of life against severe forms of the infection. That is, having received such a vaccine, a child can catch rotavirus, but it will take sickness much lighter than the unvaccinated kids.
By 3-5 years of immunity after vaccination weaken, but also the rotavirus diarrhea will no longer pose a serious threat to life and health of the kid.
- In Ukraine, may be vaccinated against rotavirus in private clinics as desired.
- The vaccine is a sweet syrup that baby should swallow, and give her twice with an interval of not less than one month - so that pipsqueak took a full course before the age of six months.
- The vaccine can be combined in a single day with other routine vaccinations. Because the syrup comprises attenuated live viruses for several days after its reception possible bloating and mild diarrhea, which usually do not require special treatment, and treatment.
- Perhaps in a few years and in Ukraine vaccinated against rotavirus will be available at a public hospital for free. At the moment, pediatricians recommend to make the vaccine Babe artificial and mixed feeding, those who have older brothers and sisters, and if you plan to travel with your toddler to distant countries.
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