Something happens to your little and mother know. Symptoms such as watery eyes, fever, malaise, dehydration, diarrhea, sleeplessness and uncontrollable crying are the most obvious signs which women can sense that something is affecting the health of their children, and who have taken more than once , distressed, to an emergency room.
To make this difficult time more bearable, it is important to know the most common diseases that can affect children and what to do when, unfortunately, the disease touch your doorstep.
Here we tell you what are the most common diseases that your children can have and what symptoms they are often present:
1. Cholera is a disease caused by a bacterium, Vibrio-cholerae. It is acquired by ingestion of water or food (fruit, vegetables, seafood, etc.) contaminated by the bacteria. You can also shrink due to lack of personal hygiene, inadequate water management and food and poor sanitary conditions. Its most common symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain and strong dehydration.
2. Diphtheria: is a severe infectious disease which is located in mucous membranes, especially in the pharynx. The infection occurs through saliva and pieces of membranes bouncing sick talking, coughing or sneezing. Its most common symptoms are fever, swollen glands, pale skin, heart problems, sore throat that evolves in the form of angina and the formation of false membranes typical gray or yellowish color.
3.Escarlatina: A-borne infection, usually by airway disease, which occurs most often in children of school age from 2-10 years old. Its most common symptoms include chills, hot skin, rapid pulse due to the high temperature of the child. This state continues for about a day or two, when at last eruption occurs. First take the arms and then the neck, groin and folds of the elbow and face. Also, the language appears reddened and tonsils have a creamy exudate.
4. Typhoid Fever: An acute generalized disease that affects the lymphatic system. After an incubation period of at least 10 to 15 days, the disease begins with malaise, headache, anorexia and constipation and in some cases diarrhea. Its most common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bronquits, pneumonia, nephritis, among others.
5. Influenza: Highly contagious disease that spreads quickly. It is viral and can therefore be direct, through saliva and particles nasal or oral secretions that the child throws talking, coughing or sneezing. Its most common symptoms are high fever, chills, sore back and limbs, exhaustion, colds and bronchitis, sore throat.
6. Hepatitis: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by multiple factors. It can be of two types: Type A and B:
Hepatitis type A: It is spread by the fecal or oral or by any contact with blood products, contaminated water and food. This type of hepatitis is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), found in the feces of infected persons. Its most common symptoms include abrupt onset of fever, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite,dark urine and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), stomach pain, .
type B hepatitis, Hepatitis B or serum hepatitis is caused by the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). It is transmitted by blood transfusion or blood products, drug inoculation, any spread of body fluids of infected people.
7. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain. It is caused by the invasion of germs (bacteria or viruses) that enter the body through the airways. Germs spread through mucus and saliva, directly from person to person or through contaminated objects mouthed. The symptoms are different depending on the age of the victim. From birth to age 2 the most common symptoms are fever, vomiting, weakness, irritability, continuous crying and low response to common stimuli and from 2 years: fever above 38 5 ° C, chills, severe headache which increases with the stimulus of light, decay, nausea and vomiting; seizures and fainting. Sometimes appear small red spots on the body.
8. Measles is a disease caused by a virus that is acquired or spread by conjunctival and pharyngeal route, from person to person through droplets of secretion of the patient coughing, talking or sneezing. The face, trunk and limbs of the child are covered with large raised small red spots that disappear with flaking after 7 days. Symptoms include high fever, cough and sensitivity to light, muscle pain, sore throat, among others.
9. Otitis: Otitis is an inflammation of the middle ear (the space behind the eardrum), very common in childhood, mainly in children under 3 years of age. The middle ear infection causes an accumulation of pus and fluid, which presses on the eardrum causing pain and loss of hearing. Its most common symptoms are: pain, changes in appetite or sleep, agitation and irritability, discharge in the ears, difficulty hearing properly, nausea and fever.
10. Varicella: This disease is caused by a herpes virus called varicella-zoster group. Chickenpox in children and infants is characterized by fever and the appearance of skin rash. The first symptom is an outbreak with vesicles or blisters all over the skin: scalp and mouth sores. In general, it often causes itching, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.
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