Many are familiar with rotavirus. Someone's child "dragged" her out of kindergarten, others do "picked up" at work or in public transport. As a result, the virus is literally in the blink of an eye unsettles the whole family. In all cases, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever.
Attempts to improve the situation with the help of antibiotics often do not lead to healing. Yes, and anti-inflammatory drugs are powerless. What to do? Try to understand.
How is rotavirus infection?
Fecal-oral route, however unpleasant it may sound. This is a typical disease of dirty hands. And where there is not good enough to clean drinking water, the virus can be spread with her.
Rotavirus is easily affects young children, and they have passed it to his family. Since the beginning of the first symptoms, the virus is excreted in the feces for 10 days. But in people suffering from immunodeficiency - up to a month. hand washing and cleanliness are very important in this case, but they are not enough.
Why is this dangerous?
Even in developed Europe rotavirus each year kills up to 10 000 children's lives. Vomiting, diarrhea, fever and weakness may persist in a child up to 8-10 days. This leads to dehydration, even if you eat plenty of fluids. Man loses more than it receives.
Symptoms of this condition in children: crying without tears, dry skin and mucous membranes, constant unquenchable thirst, infrequent urination, sunken cheeks, eyes, and so forth.
How should be treated?
As is the case with most viral infections, absolutely effective means to combat rotavirus simply does not exist. Here it recommended comprehensive supportive therapy. You need to constantly replenish lost fluids, but drink not only water and isotonic saline or special pharmacy drinks. If the case is severe, the patient is hospitalized and administered intravenously special compositions, droplets.
It is important to give the patient infected with a soft healthy food. No caffeine, fatty foods or milk. Diet should appoint the attending doctor.
How can you protect yourself and your family?
The only way to protect against rotavirus - is vaccination. But in the Russian national calendar of this vaccine is, unfortunately, not included. So we have to do it themselves and the children at their own expense. But it is better to do than to take risks.
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