How to treat mumps in primary school students?

Mumps begins to spread in late winter and early spring, and people aged 2 to 15 are at high risk of mumps. Mumps is contagious to a certain extent, and patients may also experience symptoms such as fever and headache. Mumps must be treated promptly, otherwise it will cause various complications and pose a great threat to the child's future health. Here are some common ways to treat mumps in children.

Once a child is found to have mumps, the first thing to do is to separate him from healthy people and ventilate the room regularly to keep the air flowing. Their daily necessities, toys, stationery, etc. are disinfected by boiling or exposing them to the sun.

Secondly, stay in bed and rest. Patients with mild symptoms or after the fever subsides can engage in appropriate activities. The diet should be arranged reasonably. Eat more nutritious and easily digestible semi-liquid or soft food. Do not eat sour, spicy, sweet, or dry and hard food, so as not to stimulate the salivary glands to increase secretion and aggravate swelling and pain. In addition, drink plenty of water to facilitate the excretion of toxins.

Third, pay attention to oral hygiene. Rinse your mouth frequently with warm salt water to remove food debris in your mouth and prevent secondary bacterial infection. If the fever exceeds 39°C, you can use methods such as cold compresses on the head, warm water baths, or take antipyretic and analgesic drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

For the swollen and painful areas, you can use 5-10 Liushen Pills, grind them and mix them with vinegar or white wine for application twice a day; you can also use 15-30 grams of Qingdai Powder or Ruyi Jinhuang Powder, grind them with vinegar or tea into a paste, and apply it to the local area, 1-2 times a day. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving pain and reducing swelling. If you cannot buy the above-mentioned topical medicines, you can also use 60 grams of fresh purslane, add a small amount of flour, mash it and apply it to the cheeks; or mash Houttuynia cordata and dandelion and apply it to the affected area; or use 1 raw taro, add an appropriate amount of sugar and mash it and apply it to the affected area.

Because mumps is contagious, children who have been in contact with mumps patients also need to be paid attention to. Children have relatively low resistance and are easily infected. Therefore, it is recommended that parents give children who have been in contact with mumps patients isatis root and honeysuckle water. Generally, they need to drink it for three consecutive days to prevent mumps.