Is childhood asthma contagious?

It is easy for babies to be infected with respiratory diseases in winter, and babies with weak constitutions need to be especially careful in winter. Many babies will have asthma in this season, which will not only affect the baby's normal development, but also cause other complications. However, you don't have to worry about this disease being contagious. As long as you can treat it in time, your child will get better.

1. Cultivate good living habits

To prevent recurrent respiratory tract infections in young children, it is necessary to cultivate good hygiene habits in children, such as washing hands frequently, not touching the nose and eyes randomly, and let children learn the correct way to wipe their noses; pay attention to oral hygiene on weekdays, young children should brush their teeth once in the morning and evening every day, and rinse their mouths with clean water after meals to prevent pharyngeal infections; open windows frequently for ventilation, wash and dry children's sheets and quilts frequently; try to avoid dust when cleaning.

2. Stay away from sources of infection

The pathogenic viruses and bacteria of respiratory infections generally appear in crowded places such as shopping malls and stations, so parents should let their children avoid staying in such crowded places.

Outdoor activities should be avoided as much as possible on foggy days, because the dust particles in the haze can easily carry germs directly into children's respiratory tract and cause respiratory diseases; in addition, children should be kept away from infected people.

3. Eat a balanced diet

It is best to exclusively breastfeed your baby and start adding complementary foods at 4 months. After weaning at one year old, children should be trained to have good eating habits, such as eating on time, not being picky or partial to food. Meals should be a combination of meat and vegetables, a mixture of coarse and fine grains, and a moderate amount of sweet and salty.

4. Strengthen exercise to improve immunity

Often take your children to do some exercise activities within their ability, such as walking, jogging, playing football, doing exercises, playing games, riding bicycles, etc., and let your children wash their hands and faces with cold water, which can enhance their adaptability and resistance to climate change.

In the process of caring for children, you must also pay attention to dressing them appropriately, especially keeping them warm in winter, so as to prevent asthma caused by catching cold. In winter, you can also often cook some medicated food for your children, which can play a good preventive role. In addition, you should pay attention to improving your child's sleep quality.