Hygiene measures play a preponderant role to prevent the spread of respiratory viral processes that affect a large part of the population, as well as to prevent infections from being the main cause of mortality among young children.
This is stated by specialists in pulmonology, Ivelisse Acosta, and pediatrics, Sandra Orsini. They agreed that both at the private level and at public centers there is an increase in the cases of patients who demand medical attention in the consultation and emergency services due to respiratory processes.
They urge to avoid exposing young children above all to closed places with conglomerates of people and not to self-medicate. Remember that climate change, environmental pollution, overcrowding and the beginning of school life increasingly early are contributing factors to the increase in infections.
Both specialists referred to two publications of Listín Diario, one that states that respiratory processes are the main cause of hospital consultations and emergencies in the first days of the year and another that highlights data from the Information and Statistics Repository of the National Health Service (RIESS) where it is highlighted that infections and pneumonia are the main causes of deaths in children in the post natal stage, from one month to the first year of age in the country.
Acosta points out that in this season where respiratory conditions are increased it is important to increase hygiene measures and avoid exposure, if possible, to contact with affected people, so it is recommended that the sick patient not go to work and not take children to the nursery until they overcome the health condition.
In the case of post-neonatal infections, he said that vaccination in newborns plays a fundamental role and that they are included in the national vaccination scheme.
Respiratory and gastric
Also, Dr. Orsini said that in recent months there has been an increase in respiratory and gastrointestinal infectious processes.
He indicated that respiratory infections occupy the main cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood in this and other countries of the region and that during the past year there were outbreaks of influenza almost throughout the year as well as other respiratory viruses, especially respiratory syncytial, That is the cause of bronchiolitis.
Hence, he notes, the importance in compliance with environmental control measures, sanitation, compliance with vaccination schemes, maintain adequate nutritional status in our children and strengthen controls in schools and care centers or nurseries so they do not attend Sick children and thus prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
He said that it is important to maintain communication with the pediatrician before any sign or symptom as simple as it seems to avoid complications.
SPECIAL CASES
Increased attention with allergies
Keyword. Dr. Orsini called the family to pay special attention to those children with basic diseases such as falcemia, asthma, diabetes, allergies, malnutrition, cancer or kidney or heart disease because they are more likely to get sick and get complicated and die.
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