Symptoms of viral pneumonia in children

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Children's viral pneumonia is a disease that parents do not want to see their children suffer from, but now many children in families will face. Some parents don't know what's going on with the disease, so they miss the best time to treat it. Let's learn about the symptoms of viral pneumonia in children

Symptoms of viral pneumonia in children

The main symptoms of viral pneumonia in children are fever, cough and shortness of breath. The main cause of this disease is cold or wind heat, at the same time or secondary to the disease. Pneumonia is the most common form of respiratory disease in children. Most infants under 3 years old have pneumonia in winter and spring, and the most common pneumonia is bacteria and virus. Infantile pneumonia caused by any pathogen, collectively known as bronchopneumonia, also known as lobular pneumonia.

The main symptoms of infantile pneumonia are fever, cough, asthma and the onset of pneumonia can be delayed. Usually, upper respiratory tract infection occurs several days later. The first symptom you see is a fever or cough, with a temperature of 38 to 39 degrees ° C. Adenovirus pneumonia lasts for 1 to 2 weeks.

A frail baby may not burn, or even have a lower temperature than normal, will have a cough, milk or milk spilling from the nose, and have common symptoms such as loss of appetite, mental distress or sleep disorders. Severe children may have symptoms of dyspnea, such as flapping nose, buccal circulation, and even respiratory failure and heart failure. Sick children can also appear vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

matters needing attention

1. Early spring is suitable for cold season. Take children to public places as little as possible. 2. If your child has a cold or cough, and has one or more conditions, you should contact a doctor in time: Breathing faster than usual, more than 60 times or 50 times or 40 times per minute, thick breathing sound, interruption of breathing, chest depression during inhalation, fluttering and buzzing of nasal wings, no liquid to drink. 3. Parents should give their children drugs under the guidance of doctors, and should not use drugs at will. 4. After the baby got pneumonia, should continue to feed, drink soup. If the baby's appetite, should be a small amount of meals, should increase the number of breastfeeding infants daily feeding, enhance nutrition and strength. 5. Baby should pay attention to keep warm, breathe fresh air, prohibit indoor smoking, in the cold season, especially pay attention to maintain a suitable room temperature, but pay attention to ventilation.