Symptoms of rotavirus infection?

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In autumn, the weather began to turn cold. At this time of the year, more infants and young children vomit and have diarrhea in the hospital. The most important cause of diarrhea in autumn and winter is rotavirus infection. Symptoms of rotavirus infection? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of rotavirus infection?

Rotavirus can be divided into two groups and more than ten groups. The symptoms caused by each type are basically similar, but the symptoms are slightly severe. When the human body is attacked by rotavirus, antibodies against the virus can be produced within 2-3 days. But there is no cross immunity between the types. That is to say, when you are infected with type I rotavirus, you will produce antibodies to type I virus. If you are attacked by type I virus again, you may not get sick, but if you are attacked by type II virus, you will still get sick.

The main symptom of rotavirus infection is diarrhea. In our country, it mostly occurs in October to December, and there is a small peak in March to May. When infants are infected with rotavirus, after 1-3 days of incubation period, they begin to get sick. The main symptoms in the early stage are vomiting, body temperature between 38 ℃ and 39 ℃, followed by diarrhea, stool about 10 times a day, individual children up to 20 times. In the early stage, there may be feces. After several times of diarrhea, the stool is water like or thin rice soup like, with no pus blood and a large amount.

Due to a large amount of water loss in children, dehydration occurs quickly, such as mental depression, apathy, drowsiness, pale complexion, anterior chimney and eye socket depression, skin relaxation, unable to flatten immediately after pinching, less urine, dry mouth mucosa and other symptoms. If the dehydration state is not corrected in time, it can often lead to death.

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It is not difficult for doctors or experienced parents to make a correct diagnosis according to the characteristics of season, watery condition and no pus and blood. The key is whether they can get correct and timely treatment. At present, there is no specific drug to kill rotavirus. The correct treatment is to correct the child's dehydration and acidosis as soon as possible. Children with mild symptoms can be corrected by oral rehydration, while children with severe symptoms need intravenous infusion. In recent years, interferon (IFN) has also been used to treat rotavirus infection, which can inhibit the virus reproduction in the human body, so as to reduce symptoms and shorten the course of disease.