What happens when children have respiratory infections?

Many children are prone to illness when they are young, especially some upper respiratory tract infections, which are caused by bacterial infections. Children are young, so their physical constitution is worse than adults, and they are easily invaded by external bacteria, so they will cause some respiratory tract infections. What is the matter with children's respiratory tract infections? How should they be treated?

Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses, and a few are caused by bacteria or Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Common viruses include respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, coxsackie virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza or influenza virus. Bacteria include hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci, staphylococci and hemophilic influenzae, etc., most of which are secondary to viral infections. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is somewhere between a virus and a bacterium. There are various inducing factors for this disease, such as immune function, nutritional status and environmental influences. Infants and young children with congenital heart disease, malnutrition, chronic diarrhea, rickets and low immune function are prone to the disease. When the weather changes suddenly or the air is polluted, the number of children suffering from colds will increase significantly. A humid, hot, crowded, poorly ventilated living environment, and being forced to inhale secondhand smoke can also easily cause infants and young children to catch a cold.

Pay attention to symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and sputum, which are sometimes accompanied by acute diarrhea. Antibiotics are generally not used. When bacterial infection is suspected or there are complications, penicillin, cephalexin, erythromycin, etc. can be used. The specific medication is determined by the doctor. You can consult a doctor and choose children's lung heat cough and asthma oral liquid, children's cold granules, Vitamin C Yinqiao tablets, children's lung clearing pills, children's throat clearing granules, Isatis root granules, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, children's rejuvenation pills, children's heat-clearing powder, etc.

If the child has some upper respiratory tract infection, you must pay attention to observe her condition. If she has a fever, you must do a good job of reducing the fever and use physical cooling in time. You must pay attention to improving the living environment. Parents should not smoke and protect children from secondhand smoke. Let them drink plenty of water, take medicine on time, and pay attention to keeping warm.