Epidemic meningitis in children proceeds hard enough and can lead to deafness, epilepsy and developmental lag. How maningitis manifests itself and how to treat this disease in children?
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Basic symptoms
Meningitis — This is inflammation
Brain shells, acute pathological process, dangerous to human life. W
Children This disease occurs heavily and can lead to dangerous
Complications (hydrocephalius, deafness, epilepsy, developmental lag). Basic
The cause of the development of epidemic meningitis is
Meningococcal infection.
Children can get infected from
bacteria carrier. Meningokokok falls into the central nervous system by air droplets,
causing inflammation of the shells of the spinal and brain. The disease amazes how
Rule, young children. Meningitis outbreaks fall on autumn-winter
period. Children with a weakened immunity attending kindergartens and schools,
are in the risk group.
Epidemic meningitis:
Basic symptoms
Meningococcal meningitis can
proceed with symptoms of Naphorgitis, but, as a rule, the disease begins
Inside: the body temperature increases, due to the increase in intracranial pressure
There are headaches and vomiting, not bringing relief. Children are accepted
Characteristic body position, thipping the head back, arming the back and give
Legs to the stomach.
In the first day of the development of the disease
On the skin can occur rash, resembling rashes during measles. Child
It is in serious condition, it may have limb convulsions,
which often end with a coma and death. If the baby has after the usual
Respiratory and viral disease or without visible causes such symptoms appear,
Immediately call ambulance. Epidemic meningitis is treated in
hospital. The disease lasts up to 4-6 weeks.
Epidemic Meningitis: Treatment
Meningitis treatment takes place in
hospital, under the control of the main indicators of vital activity. Compulsory
is the use of antibiotics that allow you to destroy the pathogen
Diseases and prevent the development of dangerous complications. Antibiotic therapy
It lasts 7-10 days, drugs are usually introduced into Vienna.
It is worth considering what sick
meningitis baby can infect others, so he should be
hospitalized, and all the items he used — thoroughly
Disabled. As additional treatment can be used
Diuretics, infusion therapy, symptomatic agents. Meningococcal
meningitis without timely treatment in 50-80% of cases ends in death
Patient.
Throughout the entire period
Treatment The child should receive high calorie food, without artificial additives,
seasoning. The child must stick to the bed mode, avoid unrest,
physical exercise. With a favorable course of the disease and
High-quality care temperature decreases, the appetite and the kid rises
recovering. For contacting people should be installed
medical observation, as they can be infected with meningococcal
infection.
