Causes of lung infection in children

Children's lung infection. Generally, children are more prone to illness. At this stage, they are very sensitive to various things, so our parents need to take better care of them. Children's lung infection is also a more difficult problem. Generally, there will be high fever, cough and other symptoms. When children get this disease, the disease develops very quickly and the condition is also relatively serious. They need to see a doctor immediately to get out of danger.

Children with pneumonia usually have cough, yellow sputum, and high fever. Antibiotics can be used for symptomatic treatment. If the child has a fever, use the drug Motrin to reduce the temperature. If the child has frequent coughs, fatigue, drowsiness and other symptoms of poisoning, hospitalization is recommended. You can go to the hospital and get antibiotics such as cephalosporins through intravenous drip. Remember to drink plenty of water to promote the discharge of inflammatory secretions. If you have difficulty breathing or asthma, you can inhale antibiotics through nebulization. In addition, you should also pay attention to a high-protein diet to strengthen your body's resistance.

The main symptoms of pneumonia in babies are fever, cough and wheezing. The onset of pneumonia can be acute or slow, and usually occurs a few days after an upper respiratory tract infection. The first symptom seen is fever or cough, with body temperature generally at 38~39℃. Adenovirus pneumonia can cause high fever for 1~2 weeks. Weak babies may not have a fever or even have a body temperature lower than normal. There may be coughing, choking or milk leaking from the nose. Common symptoms include poor appetite, poor spirits, irritability, and restless sleep. Severely ill children may experience symptoms of breathing difficulties such as flaring of the nose and bluish discoloration around the mouth, and may even suffer from respiratory failure and heart failure. The sick children may also experience digestive system symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal distension, and diarrhea.

Pneumonia in children has an acute onset, severe condition, and rapid progression, and is a disease that threatens the baby's health and even life. But sometimes it is similar to the symptoms of children's colds and is easy to be confused with them. Therefore, it is necessary for parents to master the knowledge of distinguishing these two common childhood diseases so as to detect childhood pneumonia in time and treat it early. Newborns often have atypical symptoms, and may present with choking and coughing while feeding, cyanosis around the mouth, vomiting, refusal to feed, shortness of breath, foaming at the mouth, etc. Dry and moist rales can be heard in the lungs. Chest X-ray or chest film reveals patchy shadows in the lungs.

The above is a detailed introduction to the causes and symptoms of lung infection in children. When a baby is found to have a lung infection, in order to prevent it from spreading to other places, we should treat it as soon as possible. I believe that the baby is also very painful during this period. In order for the baby to grow up healthier and stronger, we need to take good care of the children and let them recover soon.