Symptoms of Chlamydia infection in children

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My colleague's child is 8 years old. He just entered the first grade of primary school. A few days ago, he caught a cold and coughed all the time. He didn't have any phlegm, but he just coughed. He wanted to take some medicine at home. But he had a fever. His temperature was 38 degrees. My colleague was in a hurry. Because he was busy, he went to the township health center to hang up the needle for three days. But he still didn't get well, so he had to go to a big hospital. The doctor said it was chlamydia pneumonia, If you go to the treatment earlier, the effect may be better. What is the difference between Chlamydia pneumonia and common cold? How should parents be distinguished at home? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of Chlamydia infection in children

Chlamydia is a kind of bacteria, after invading the human body, it may cause genital tract inflammation, chlamydia pneumonia and so on. Generally speaking, chlamydia pneumonia is more common in children aged 8-10. When children cough, have cold symptoms, and hanging needles has little effect, parents can consider whether they have chlamydia pneumonia.

Symptom 2: the first symptom of mycoplasma infection in children is fever. The temperature of mycoplasma pneumonia fever is generally 37-41 ℃. The vast majority of mycoplasma pneumonia fever in children is about 39 ℃. The symptoms and manifestations of mycoplasma pneumonia in children are usually persistent or flaccid.

Symptom 3: the symptoms of mycoplasma infection in the baby are characterized by persistent, severe cough, pulmonary inflammation, interstitial pneumonia and bronchiolitis like changes. The course of the disease ranged from several days to 2-4 weeks, most of them subsided in 8-12 days, and the recovery period took 1-2 weeks. The X-ray shadow disappeared completely, which was 2-3 weeks longer than the symptoms.

matters needing attention

Chlamydia infection is more common in school-age children, cough is mainly dry cough, a small amount of sputum or no, other and cold is very similar, parents should carefully observe the child's symptoms in all aspects, timely like the doctor, accept the correct treatment, in order to recover as soon as possible. Mycoplasma infection is highly infectious and harmful. Once the infection is found, active treatment is needed. The key to prevent infection is to keep clean and do a good job in personal health care.