What to do if your one-year-old baby has a rash

The physique of a newborn is relatively fragile. Many of our babies will develop roseola, which is a common pediatric emergency. So when our baby has this situation, don't panic and be sure to deal with it calmly. There is a folk saying that babies with rashes should not be exposed to the wind, and they must wear tightly when going out. Is this correct? Is there any scientific basis for this?

Talk to your pediatrician and friends about this. The most common rash on babies is roseola infantum, which is often the first disease a child encounters after birth. The high fever persists and new parents are often at a loss. This disease called roseola infantum is often accompanied by febrile convulsions. The disease is a minor one, but it can really make parents panic, with high fever, convulsions, and rashes.

In fact, there is really no need to worry too much. Roseola infantum is a common pediatric problem caused by a virus called human herpes virus type 6. This guy likes kids between June and August the most, those fresh and cute ones, haha. Therefore, if children at this stage develop high fever, be careful of this disease. Because children's nervous systems are not fully developed, they often have convulsions due to high fever. This is mainly because the body temperature is too high. How can the body temperature be kept from getting too high? Parents may think of medication. Medicines can reduce fever, but they are not a panacea and have side effects. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we should not use medicines to reduce fever. So what should we do? This requires the parents to work hard. Use warm water baths to cool down physically, wear fewer clothes and don’t wrap too many clothes, which will help reduce fever. Children with roseola infantum can go out, as long as they are not sweating a lot. Babies with the rash are not afraid of the wind.

Parents may still have questions: How do we know if our child has roseola infantum? This cannot be diagnosed with certainty before the rash appears. In other words, the diagnosis of this disease is 'after the fact', and an experienced doctor can only tell you that your child may have a rash, but not that he or she will definitely have a rash. Because there is no way to make a clear diagnosis before the rash appears. A characteristic of roseola infantum is that the rash appears when the fever subsides or the rash appears when the fever subsides. The fever usually lasts for about 3 days, and the rash appears when the fever subsides. The rash will disappear within 2-3 days after it appears and does not require any special treatment.

Aren't there other rash-causing diseases besides roseola infantum? For example, rubella? Do these need to be protected from wind? There are many rash-causing diseases in children, such as rubella, measles, etc. Measles here has catarrhal symptoms, such as tearing, runny nose, photophobia, etc. It will appear more serious after exposure to wind, but it does not mean that it cannot be exposed to wind. Rubella is caused by the rubella virus and has nothing to do with wind.

Through the above introduction, we know that babies with rashes can be exposed to wind, and there is no need to wrap the baby tightly. However, the rash is indeed contagious, and we must avoid contact between babies with rashes and other people. But we can take the baby out to bask in the sun and breathe fresh air, which can make the baby recover faster.