Your baby again appeared on the body rash? You don't need to fall into panic, but you will not seek to look at it. Several of our recommendations will help young mothers to recognize in the child a contagious mollusk and will prompt how to help crumbs in the event of this disease.
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How to recognize the contagious mollusk
Do not be afraid to treat
Soap and water help cure contagious mollusk
The rapid children's body is very susceptible to various infections. Recognize disease allow an increase in temperature, lethargy, bad appetite. However, if the baby has become infected with the contagious mollusk, no other manifestations, in addition to rash on the skin, you will not find.
How to recognize the contagious mollusk
Mollusk easily enters the skin of the crumbs after close contact with the child - the carrier either when using it with clothes and toys. But the fact that the baby has become infected, you will not know immediately, since the incubation period of the disease lasts from two weeks to several months. If the disease still struck the baby, after some time on the skin there will appear single, and then the multiple nodules of bodily or pinkish color with a deepening in the center. They may be the size of the seed grains, and come with a pea (1 - 15 mm in diameter).
The most often rashes arise in arms, face, neck (on the palms and soles are not found at all). There are no other manifestations of infection. Typically, the kids do not cause discomfort and detect their presence only with a thorough inspection. Although sometimes light itching can be felt in the area of the nodules. Very often, moms are confused by the rash, which appeared due to contamination of the contagious mollusk, with those who are peculiar to measles, rubella, windmill. How to distinguish? If, with a slight pressure on the nodule (better than tweezers), a white grinding mass is distinguished, then it is a mollusk.
Do not be afraid to treat
Diagnosis and treatment of this disease is carried out by the doctor - dermatologist. To begin with, he will examine the crumb, will determine the number of nodules on the body, their location. After that, each nodule removes (squeeze) tweezers, either zag acute spoonful folkmann. The resulting wreck lubricates with an alcoholic solution of iodine. Procedure Some Painness. But, as a rule, having matured babies stand it. If the rashes are too much, the doctor applies anesthesia. Please note: take medicine inside do not need.
Important moment
Sometimes rashes pass without treatment. But the opposite happens: over time, single nodules can merge into one giant mollusk. Therefore, contact the doctor in a timely manner!
Soap and water help cure contagious mollusk
During the treatment period, it is especially thoroughly extending and strokes bed linen and cloth crumbs. We will not wash all the toys. To prevent the spread of infection to protect the child from communicating with other children. If the kid attends a kindergarten, you will certainly notify about the fear of the educator. The kindergarten is obliged to carefully examine the children with whom your baby has contacted. But in this case, quarantine is not injected. Prevention of contagious mollusk is simple: strict adherence to personal hygiene rules.
