The main symptoms of rotavirus
Rotavirus infection is characterized by the acute onset.
Patients go to doctors with complaints:
- diarrhea;
- vomiting;
- a sharp rise in temperature;
- changes in stool (2-3 day illness, he becomes glinoobraznym in consistency and gray-yellow in color).
Apart from eating disorders often develop symptoms of respiratory illness. Many talk about the appearance of a sore throat, runny nose. In patients loss of appetite, lethargy appears. Acute period lasts 3-7 days, a severe form of the disease it can last more than a week.
Starting with rotavirus drink Arbidol desirably accurate setting just after diagnosis. To do this, carry out enzyme immunoassay stool or use rapid tests that can be used to identify the serotype A.
Most often, rotaviruses affect the child's body. This is because the acidity of gastric juice in adults above their body produces more of secretory IgA. When the rotavirus symptoms in a child treatment is given immediately. After all, the disease can lead to dehydration, it is one of the main causes of death in patients with rotavirus.
The mechanism of action of Arbidol
Arbidol active component is a substance umifenovir. It interacts with hemagglutinin pathogen and does not allow the merger lipid envelope of the virus and cell membranes. Means has immunomodulatory effect of moderate strength. Because of this susceptibility to the effects of pathogens that cause viral infections is reduced. At the use of medication in the blood increases interferon content.
If rotavirus take Arbidol, the reduced duration of illness, the symptoms become less pronounced. State when rotavirus is improved at 3 days of antiviral therapy.
Absorbed active ingredient of the drug quickly, the maximum concentration observed after 70-90 minutes. poluvyvoda period is from 17 to 21 hours.
Side effects and contraindications
Before starting antiviral therapy Arbidol should be acquainted with possible side effects. Due to the low toxicity of the drug does not cause complications. Only in rare cases may cause allergic reactions.
Rotavirus take Arbidol is not recommended in these cases:
- umifenovir established hypersensitivity to the drug or other component;
- up to 2 years;
- pregnancy (1 trimester);
- lactation.
Arbidol in syrup form can not drink when malabsorption glucose-galactose, fructose intolerance and the lack of isomaltase, sucrase in the body.
special instructions
When planning to treat rotavirus Arbidol, we must be guided by the reception circuit given in the instructions. While improving the state is not necessary to interrupt the therapeutic course. If the next dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as is an established fact of passage. Subsequently means is drunk by the standard procedure.
In the treatment of rotavirus Arbidol patients with diabetes, which is produced in the form of suspensions should be noted that it has sucrose in 5 mL contains 0.06 XE.
On the ability to drive vehicles and to manage complex Arbidol does not affect mechanisms. Therefore, it can be used for the treatment of rotavirus in humans, the profession which require increased concentration.
Mode of application
In order to achieve the desired efficiency is necessary to use the medicine according to the profile specified in the instructions. it is recommended to drink over the 5 days to 4 times a day Arbidol agent for the treatment of rotavirus. It is desirable to take the tablets (capsules) at regular intervals of time - every 6 hours. The dose is chosen according to the age, dosing frequency is not changed.
Children older than 12 years and adult patients administered 200 mg umifenovir 1 reception. Babies who are aged 6 to 12 years, it takes 100 mg of drug, from 3 to 6 years - 50 mg. Children who are 2 years old can be given Arbidol in the form of a suspension. Recommended dosage is 1 Reception - 50 mg, which corresponds to a 10 mL suspension.
Arbidol against rotavirus for children under 2 years are not assigned. For patients of this age your doctor may choose other antiviral drugs.
selection analogues
For the treatment of intestinal flu, doctors may recommend the use of not only Arbidol, but other effective drugs. When rotavirus in children Arbidol can be replaced with other antiviral agents.
Can be used:
- Citovir;
- Ingavirin;
- Viferon.
Children under 2 years old, the pediatrician may recommend a suppository Viferon. This immunomodulatory agent, has antiviral and antibacterial effects mediated.
Replace Arbidol in the treatment of rotavirus can be a means Ingavirin. This drug stimulates the innate cellular immunity. Under its influence increases interferon concentration in the blood. The drug refers to low toxic, it has no immunotoxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, does not provoke allergic reactions. But its use is permitted provided that the patient is older than 13 years.
Citovir relates to an immunostimulant, which have an antiviral effect. It inhibits virus replication and promotes activation of endogenous interferon production process.
But choose substitutes Arbidol with rotavirus should the doctor, taking into account the patient's condition. Rotavirus is often complicated by bacterial infections. In this case, antiviral treatment with rotavirus is ineffective antibiotic required to normalize the condition.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/arbidol__3331
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = 4acb4889-e69e-4a5c-8637-ce1bc03caabd & t =
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