children

Can infantile infection be very serious 01?

In general, there is no incubation period after infection in children. The initial symptoms are mainly fever, and the fever type is uncertain. The duration of fever symptoms is about 2~3 days, which may be accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, and the course of disease is about 3~5 days.

After young babies are infected, some of them may still have fever or even more serious symptoms because they are infected with the virus. Doctors need to deal with the symptoms according to the different symptoms of each child.

02 Children infected, what circumstances need to go to the hospital?

When a child in the family becomes infected, parents should first observe three aspects before deciding whether to take their child to the hospital:

① Observe mental state;

② Monitor body temperature;

③ Whether the symptoms such as cough, diarrhea and vomiting are aggravated;

No need to go to the hospital for now

(1) If the child has fever after infection, but the mental state is very good, the diet is normal, this situation can be temporarily do not need to go to the hospital, parents can give their children at home to take heat, antiviral type of drugs.

② If the child's temperature is more than 38.5℃, but the condition is not aggravated, you can try to give the child antipyretic medicine, generally within 3 to 5 days will gradually recover.

Need to get to the hospital immediately

Parents of children of any age are advised to take their children to the hospital immediately if they have a fever for more than three days, or if they have a persistent high fever, or if they are in a poor mental state, or if they have rapid breathing or even difficulty breathing, frequent vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration.

After children infected with the novel coronavirus, what should attention be paid to taking medicine?

(1) Drugs suitable for children's age should be selected;

② Pay attention to the ingredient list of compound cold preparation to avoid repeating with antipyretic ingredients;

③ It is not recommended to take more than two kinds of Chinese patent medicine at the same time;

④ It is not recommended to give children antitussive drugs by themselves.

At the same time, if the child has a fever and needs to take antipyretic drugs, it is necessary to pay attention to:

● For children over 6 months: ibuprofen or acetaminophen, either;

● For children older than 2 months and younger than 6 months: acetaminophen only.

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It is not recommended to alternate the use of two antipyretic drugs, more not recommended to take two antipyretic drugs at the same time, may increase the burden of children's liver and kidney, cause adverse reactions.

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Pregnant and lactating women

01 How do pregnant and lactating women get infected with COVID-19?

Similar to the general population, most infections during pregnancy and lactation are asymptomatic or mild, with symptoms similar to those of the general population, such as fever, dry throat, cough, runny nose, and body aches, which generally get better within five days.

Therefore, pregnant and lactating women infected with the novel coronavirus do not need to be too anxious, under the guidance of doctors and pharmacists under the basic medication can quickly recover.

02 How do pregnant women, lactating women take medicine after infection?

First trimester

(1) Fever may have adverse effects on the embryo or fetus. For example, if the body temperature rises above 37.5℃ after positive COVID-19 nucleic acid or antigen test, physical cooling should be taken, such as cold compress with wet towel and drinking more water;

② When the body temperature is > 38℃ and continues to rise, antipyretic drugs should be used in time. The first choice is single component acetaminophen, which can be repeated once at an interval of 4-6 hours, and shall not be more than 4 times within 24 hours.

pregnancy

Try to avoid using ibuprofen, indomethacin, naproxen and other antipyretic drugs.

Lactation period

During lactation, you can use acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which do not affect lactation. However, you should be careful to isolate your baby to avoid transmitting COVID-19 to your baby during direct breastfeeding.

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In addition to fever, there will also be dry throat, nasal congestion, cough, phlegm and other symptoms, if these symptoms are not serious, the use of medication is not recommended. Some symptoms can be alleviated by drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep, and eating a light diet.

If the symptoms seriously affect life, can be used under the guidance of the doctor and pharmacist in pregnancy and lactation relatively safe symptomatic treatment drugs.

03 Do lactating mothers need to be weaned after contracting COVID-19?

According to current clinical observations, the possibility of transmission of the novel coronavirus to infants through breast milk is extremely low.

Therefore, if a mother is infected with the novel coronavirus after giving birth, breastfeeding is encouraged in principle, but during breastfeeding, mothers are advised to take strict precautions and wear N95 masks.

● Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds before touching your child or breast pump, and avoid talking or coughing during breastfeeding.

● Change your mask immediately if you cough or sneeze.

● Strictly observe hand hygiene and wear a mask when milking by hand or using a breast pump;

● After the milk pump should be standardized disinfection, it is recommended that mothers will milk out, by a healthy person to feed the newborn.

The elderly and people with basic diseases

01

How can the elderly at home prevent COVID-19?

Vaccination has a good effect on preventing severe illness in the elderly.

Meanwhile, during the peak of the epidemic, people living with the elderly should also receive vaccinations and booster shots, voluntarily reduce unnecessary going out and gathering, and take good self-protection when going out to avoid infection.

If young people show suspected symptoms of infection, they should isolate themselves and reduce their contact with the elderly in the family to reduce their risk of infection.

02

What should the elderly do after they are infected with COVID-19?

Dr. Li Dongzeng, an expert in the General Department of Infection at Beijing You 'an Hospital, suggested:

Patients between 60 and 80 years old can be observed at home if the underlying disease is stable.

If the underlying disease is unstable or there are obvious abnormalities of heart, lung, liver and kidney function, it is necessary to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

If you are over 80 years old, it is best to go to the hospital for evaluation after infection.

In addition, the elderly and people with underlying diseases infected with COVID-19 are advised to take medicine under the guidance of doctors

03

What should I do if I have an underlying disease?

According to the Guidelines on Home Treatment for COVID-19 Patients issued by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism Comprehensive Team of The State Council, the two groups of people can receive home treatment:

● Asymptomatic or mild infected persons without serious underlying diseases.

● Patients with stable underlying diseases and no serious insufficiency of heart, liver, lung, kidney, brain and other important organs require hospitalization.

In other words, as long as your underlying disease is well controlled and your symptoms are mild, you can consider treating it at home.

But if you experience the following symptoms

You need to go to the hospital immediately

● Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath;

● Body temperature remains above 38.5℃ for more than 3 days after drug treatment;

● The original underlying disease is significantly aggravated and can not control the condition of aggravation.

04

What are the underlying diseases?

Basic diseases include diabetes, uremia, hypertension, cerebral infarction, liver cirrhosis, old slow branch, emphysema, and various heart diseases.

05

Do old people still need vaccinations when they stay indoors for a long time?

(1) The elderly have more basic diseases, and if they are infected with the novel coronavirus, the risk of developing severe or critical illness or even death is greater, so they will benefit the most from the novel coronavirus vaccine.

(2) There are a considerable number of disabled and semi-disabled elderly people who live at home for a long time and rarely go out, but in the process of accompanying relatives or relatives visiting, there is still a possibility of infection, so it is still necessary to vaccinate.

06

Are all people over 60 and those with basic diseases at high risk of COVID-19?

Shen Ning, chief physician and deputy director of the Infectious Disease Center of the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University, said that the first thing to do is to correctly identify which groups are at high risk of COVID-19, and the main factors are as follows:

One is age. In general, people over 80 years old are of particular concern.

Second, underlying diseases. Some common underlying diseases that have been controlled smoothly, such as hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia, are not among the high-risk groups.

The real high-risk groups are those who are on kidney dialysis, have blood diseases, or are undergoing tumor chemoradiotherapy.

Note: Information sources: Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol of novel coronavirus pneumonia (Trial Edition 9), Technical Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan Province (Edition 10)