At the present time, many parents feel great fear for their children from infection with the respiratory syncytial virus, which can infect an entire classroom if it reaches one student. Therefore, the Ministry of Health and Population continues to educate citizens about the symptoms of syncytial virus and ways to protect children. In addition to the things that must be done as soon as simple symptoms appear on the body.
Symptoms of syncytial virus in children
Although the syncytial virus has been spreading around the world for years, its rate of appearance has increased as a result of not following preventive measures, especially as it spreads through many things such as the coronavirus, such as dealing with the infected person, touching contaminated surfaces, and sharing personal items with others, and therefore must Ensuring follow-up of children’s health in order to be able to detect the disease quickly, and this happens by fully knowing the symptoms of syncytial virus, which are:
- Having trouble breathing.
- Sore throat.
- a rise in temperature;
- Constant feeling of nausea, which may turn into vomiting.
- Continuous runny nose.
Health tips to protect the child from syncytial virus
And because the virus appeared clearly in the current period, after its prevalence rate decreased during the coronavirus period, the Minister of Health, Dr. Children’s health from infection, and all they have to do is the following:
- Clean all surfaces in the house, to prevent the virus from spreading.
- Encourage your child to wash hands with soap and hot water several times a day.
- The need to ventilate the room well daily to renew the air and get rid of germs and viruses that accumulate inside.
- Avoid kissing young children under any circumstances, because syncytial virus can infect adults and pass it on to children through it.
- Trying to strengthen children’s immunity because it is weak, by providing nutritious foods, healthy drinks, and fruits that contain vitamin C.
How do you behave after a child is infected with the syncytial virus?
And the Minister of Health indicated that in the event that a child is discovered to be infected with the respiratory syncytial virus, through the appearance of all of the aforementioned symptoms, or some of them such as shortness of breath, one must immediately go to the nearest hospital to examine the child and confirm the infection and obtain the appropriate medications, in addition to not allowing him. By dealing with children at home to avoid transmission of infection, in addition to not going to nursery or school.
Tips for lowering the temperature of children
And because one of the most important symptoms of syncytial virus is a high temperature and shortness of breath, mothers should know the tips that help reduce children’s fever, in addition to the doctor’s medicines, which are:
- The need to give the child a rest.
- Make cold water compresses, but it should not be very cold.
- Not putting heavy blankets on the child’s body so that he can get the heat out.
- Take a lukewarm bath and sit in the water for a while, and if it is a baby, preferably with warm water.
- Giving him medicines that help reduce fever at the correct times without delay.
- Do not allow the child to play with others, because this causes stress, which increases the temperature.
- The need to adjust the temperature of the house so that it is suitable for the child’s body, and it is preferable that it is not too cold.
- Do not allow the affected child to wear heavy clothes, and replace them with light, preferably loose clothes.