Symptoms of influenza A in infants

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Children's immunity is relatively low compared with adults, so it is easy to become the main target of invasion of various bacteria and viruses, and it is also the focus of attention in the epidemic period of infectious diseases. Children suffering from influenza, the symptoms are generally very obvious, baby influenza A symptoms? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms of influenza A in infants

Pneumonia type influenza: common in the elderly, children, the original cardiopulmonary disease and other people with low immunity, mainly manifested as persistent high fever, severe cough, hemoptysis or purulent sputum, shortness of breath, anoxic cyanosis, and moist rales in the lungs. Chest X-ray examination showed scattered irregular flocculent shadows in both lungs. No pathogenic bacteria were found in sputum culture, but influenza virus could be isolated.

Simple influenza: most of them have sudden onset, fear of cold and high fever, and their body temperature can reach 39 ℃ to 40 ℃. Most of them are accompanied by headache, extreme fatigue, aching muscles and joints, loss of appetite and other systemic symptoms, and often accompanied by sore throat, dry cough, stuffy nose, post sternal discomfort, etc. After 3 to 4 days of onset, the body temperature gradually drops to the normal level, and the general symptoms gradually improve, but it usually takes 1 to 2 weeks for the disappearance of cough symptoms and the recovery of physical strength. Mild influenza is very similar to the common cold, mild symptoms, 2 to 3 days to recover.

Influenza in special population: Generally speaking, healthy children infected with influenza virus may only show mild influenza, and the main symptoms are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and headache. A small number of children had myalgia, vomiting and diarrhea. The clinical symptoms of infantile influenza are often not very typical. Due to the incomplete development of the nervous system, febrile convulsions often occur. Neonatal influenza is relatively rare, but often complicated with pneumonia, often septic performance, such as sleepiness, refused to milk.

matters needing attention

If the family is sick, implement isolation, use daily necessities alone. Teach your child to sneeze with your arms and tissue. The main transmission routes of influenza are sneezing, coughing, droplets sprayed into the air when talking, and contact between people or with contaminated objects. Our eyes, nose and mouth are all the "Gates" for viruses to enter.