Pertussis If the treatment and care are improper, it can cause complications such as pneumonia, which many parents are worried about this. Pertussis is a respiratory disease caused by infection with Pertussis . It is contagious and is generally transmitted through droplets. The disease lasts for 2 to 3 months, so it is known as whooping cough.
clinical courses generally have 3 phases, namely cataloty period (1 to 2 weeks), spasmodic cough period (2 to 6 weeks), and recovery period (1 to 2 weeks). Patients often show spastic, paroxysmal cough, shortness of breath during severe coughing, and after coughing, accompanied by the end of the rooster crowing. During the Kata period, it is more contagious, and the symptoms are similar to common cold , including cough, sneezing, runny nose, etc. During the spasmodic cough period, paroxysmal and spasmodic cough are the characteristics of this period. For mild cases, it is several times a day, and for severe cases, it is mostly at night. The symptoms during the recovery period are relieved and the recovery begins, that is, the number of coughs is reduced and the degree is reduced, and no more spasms are present.
Is there any good way to deal with pertussis in infants?
Since pertussis is a respiratory infectious disease, the source of infection should be controlled during treatment, the child should be isolated and treated. Generally, antibiotic therapy can be used, erythromycin and rosomycin can be used, or compound Xinnuoming can be used. Keep the air fresh and avoid any factors that can induce spasms, such as not smoking or stir-frying indoors to avoid causing coughing. You should eat small amounts and multiple meals, and choose nutritious and sticky foods. Slight activities outdoors can reduce the onset of cough, strengthen care to prevent complications, and pay attention to nutrition.
What common sense do parents know about whooping cough?
1. Whooping cough is a respiratory infectious disease. Because children's immunity is worse than that of adults, the most susceptible group is children.
2. The main manifestation of whooping cough is cough, which is often spastic. When coughing, the child has a flushed complexion and a archer in his body due to poor breathing.
3. If the cough is serious, it can also cause the child to have purple face, swelling of eyelids, bleeding from the conjunctiva (red eyes), and even intracranial bleeding.
4. The cough of whooping cough is much stronger than the common cold. Some children even experience dangerous situations such as breathlessness and apnea due to cough, and need timely rescue.
5. Although it is called whooping cough, it does not mean that coughing will recover after one hundred days, but because sick children will cough for 3 to 4 months.
6. All hospitals generally have a whooping cough vaccine. Parents should take their children to get the vaccine at the appropriate time so that the vaccine can play a protective role and can effectively prevent children from getting sick.
Guidance expert: Shi Jipeng, attending physician, Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College,
Grade A hospital has worked for nearly 10 years and has rich clinical experience. He is good at the diagnosis and treatment of common and frequently occurring diseases in pediatrics, especially the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and critical diseases in neonatal babies.
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