Symptoms and treatment of rubella in children

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Rubella in children is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by rubella virus. Its clinical features are mild upper respiratory tract inflammation, fever, systemic red macular papules, retroauricular, occipital and cervical lymphadenopathy. Symptoms and treatment of rubella in children? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms and treatment of rubella in children

During the period of fever, we should rest in bed, strengthen nursing, keep the indoor air fresh, and give vitamins and nutritious and digestible food. High fever, headache can be used antipyretic analgesics. Patients with sore throat can gargle with compound boric acid solution, and cough can be treated with expectorant and antitussive drugs.

Ribavirin, interferon and other antiviral treatment can be used for severe patients. Patients complicated with encephalitis were treated according to the principle of Japanese encephalitis. Patients with mild arthritis do not need treatment, and those with local pain can use sedative, local hot compress or physiotherapy. Patients with severe bleeding tendency of purpura can be treated with glucocorticoid, and fresh blood and platelets can be transfused when necessary.

In fact, for children with rubella, there are general treatment and symptomatic treatment, which means that during fever, they should rest in bed, strengthen nursing, and keep the indoor air fresh.

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Rubella? During the epidemic period, try not to bring susceptible children to public places and avoid contact with rubella children. Strengthen medical observation on close contacts, pay attention to rash and fever, so as to find out patients as soon as possible. The contact classes of kindergartens should be isolated from other classes during the incubation period, and no new students should be admitted to prevent transmission.