Symptoms of mumps in children
Mumps in children is a common disease in children, which is widely known among th
Symptoms of mumps in children
Mumps in children is a common disease in children, which is widely known among the people. Pig head wind? 、? Big head plague? Wait, modern medicine is called mumps. What's the name of Chinese medicine? Hey? Commonly known as Shrimp plague? It is believed that the disease is caused by the invasion of shaoyang by wind and plague virus, along the gallbladder meridian and the fu meridian. If it is caused by gallbladder and liver, it can cause testicular swelling and pain, and even liver meridian symptoms such as convulsion and coma. Mumps is characterized by non-suppurative swelling of salivary glands caused by mumps virus infection. Mumps is caused by a kind of myxovirus, which can occur through the nose and mouth in all seasons, mostly in spring and winter, especially in children aged 5-9. If a child has mumps and antibodies are produced in the body, he can get lifelong immunity. Mumps patients and virus carriers are the main sources of infection of this disease. When patients cough and sneeze, the virus can be transmitted to healthy people. The incubation period of mumps is generally 14 ~ 25 days.
At the beginning of illness, sick children will feel bored, dry mouth and thirsty. Sick children can show crying and high fever, and their body temperature can reach 40℃. L ~ 2 days later, the parotid gland around the earlobe of the sick child showed redness and pain; At first, only one parotid gland was swollen and painful, and then the other side was swollen and painful. When you open your mouth or eat acidic food, the increase of saliva secretion will aggravate the pain. On the buccal mucosa next to the maxillary second molar, the swollen parotid orifice can be seen. The whole course takes 1 ~ 2 weeks. Its main manifestations are unilateral or bilateral swelling of cheeks, with the earlobe as the center, unclear edge, swelling or tenderness. May be accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, sore throat, headache or vomiting. Inflammatory parotid gland swelling can leave no trace, but there are many complications, often accompanied by encephalitis, prostatitis and orchitis. Meningitis is more common in children. Symptoms include sudden high fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, stiff neck and so on. It lasted for 2 ~ 3 days and the prognosis was good. Patients with post-adolescent orchitis rarely develop high fever, testicular swelling and tenderness after the swollen cheeks subside, resulting in infertility. After gill swelling in pancreatitis, severe pain and tenderness in the middle and upper abdomen, high body temperature, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and so on. The course of the disease is about several weeks.
How to prevent mumps in children
An effective way to prevent mumps is to inoculate mumps triple vaccine. In addition, in the high incidence of the disease, children can also be given oral Banlangen granules for prevention.
1, vaccinate. Mumps can be prevented by inoculation with the triple vaccine of hemp, wind and gills or mumps vaccine. Mumps vaccination can produce up to 95% antibodies. However, because mumps vaccine belongs to the second-class vaccine, parents need to take their children to vaccinate voluntarily at their own expense, which will be ignored by some parents.
Children are prone to this kind of mumps, so all children over 8 months (children who have never suffered from mumps or have not been vaccinated against mumps within 5 years), especially children aged 5-9, should be vaccinated against mumps if economic conditions permit. However, if the child has acute or chronic infection symptoms, or cold symptoms such as fever and cough, it is not appropriate to vaccinate mumps vaccine at this time, and then vaccinate after recovery. In addition, children who are allergic to eggs are not suitable for vaccination.
2, indoor ventilation, maintain air circulation, home can be disinfected with 0.2% peracetic acid. Do not participate in large-scale collective activities during the epidemic.
3. Preventatively let the children take Banlangen granules orally for 3 to 5 days, and at the same time avoid letting the children contact with each other and use items with each other.
4. Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, and properly clean the secretions discharged from your mouth and nose. Wash your hands immediately after being soiled by respiratory secretions (such as sneezing).
5. Educate children to develop good personal hygiene habits, keep their hands clean and wash their hands in the right way. Take part in more physical exercises to strengthen your physique.