How to Prevent Respiratory Symptoms in Children During Winter: Advice from Pediatrician Robert Núñez

Pediatrician Robert Núñez explained that there is an increase in respiratory symptoms in children with the arrival of low temperatures, Therefore, he urged parents to take the necessary precautions to prevent a massive outbreak, with a good diet and vaccination.

“More allergic pictures are seen due to the greater amount of virus due to atmospheric pressure. The Ministry of Health warns that you must be attentive to temperature changes with the coming cooler days,” the pediatrician said this Friday in communication with 1020 AM radio.

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He mentioned that The viruses that are circulating the most at the moment are rhinosinusitis, adenoiditis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia. He reiterated the importance of taking all the necessary precautions to avoid contagion in children and adolescents.

Núñez indicated that a child infected with a respiratory virus can take three weeks to recover, but if he does not run his nose or lives in an environment with dust or other infections, he can get sick again. Also good hydration and nutrition are essential, as well as immunization.

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“Damaged tissue already with treatment takes three weeks to begin to recover And if the child who suffers from it does not clean his mucus, does not remove phlegm, has a polluted environment, does not eat well or hydrate, does not have vaccinations or has good defenses, during these three weeks he will get sick again and it is not the same infection, it is another, new one”, he added.

The Ministry of Health continues with the winter vaccination campaign and will run until July 14. Quadrivalent vaccines against influenza, the annual bivalent vaccine against COVID-19, aimed at people 12 years and older, and the Neumo 23 vaccine, intended for people over 60 years of age who have not received this dose in the last five years.

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