1 Reasons for the occurrence of

Reasons.

The source of the infection is a sick person, it can also be a carrier of the virus when symptoms do not appear. The location of rotavirus in children and adults is the gastrointestinal tract, where the disease affects the mucous membrane of the stomach and goes out together with the feces.

Disease is easily spread, most often there are two ways of transmission:

1. Nutritional - poorly washed vegetables and fruits, dirty hands, etc.
2. Airborne droplet path - at the time of communication with a sick person, with coughing and sneezing.

Rotavirus infection, the symptoms and treatment of which are inextricably linked, is considered a mass disease, which can easily be affected by the entire group in the kindergarten or all members of the family of the infected person.

It is easy to recognize the disease caused by rotavirus( the symptoms are the following):

1. Food is not digested enough.
2. Development of gastroenteritis.
3. Diarrhea is characterized by a liquid stool, a yellowish color with an acidic odor.
4. Pain in the abdomen.
5. Body temperature can rise to 39 degrees.
6. In some cases, in the form of concomitant diseases, the throat and conjunctiva of the eyes may turn red.
7. At this time, the appetite suffers.
8. There is weakness, aches all over the body. The person becomes listless and apathetic.
9. In some cases, the upper respiratory tract is captured, along with a red throat, coughing and runny nose may occur.

The duration of this period is determined by 4-7 days, after that the virus comes to naught, and the person for a long time develops immunity. Repeated infection with this disease most often does not occur.

Intestinal flu is characterized by seasonality of diseases, in the summer there can be only a single case of infection. The peak of the disease is the period from the beginning of autumn to the middle of spring, that is, the cold period of time.

2 Forms of the disease in children

The forms of the disease can be different, it all depends on how many viral particles are in the body, the age of the child and the attendant ailments. Rarely, influenza manifests itself as a lack of symptoms, and severe disorders.

If you do not treat rotavirus in children, then dehydration may occur. Symptoms in a child are the same as in adults, but are more pronounced. You should consider forms of the disease that can occur in childhood:

Rotavirus infection: an easy form.

The symptoms of rotavirus infection at this stage look blurry. At the same time, the general condition of the baby practically does not suffer. The body temperature rises to a small mark, the liquid mushy stool can be 3 to 5 times a day, there is a slight discomfort in the abdomen. After 3-4 days, the symptoms of rotavirus infection disappear.

Rotavirus infection: medium form.

Body temperature can reach up to 38.5 ° C.Liquid watery stool up to 10 times a day. In the abdomen, obvious discomfort, rumbling and flatulence. The general condition worsens, the child is weak, more lies. There are cold symptoms. Since such a condition can worsen significantly over a short period of time, the pediatrician should be called.

Rotavirus infection: a serious form of the disease.

This severity is extremely rare. At the same time, all symptoms of rotavirus infection are pronounced, the child generally refuses food and liquids, weakness and lethargy appear. At the same time, dry and thirsty feelings are observed in the mouth. The temperature can rise to 40 degrees.

All signs of severe infection are expressed as follows:

• rare urination;
• persistent nausea and multiple vomiting;
• bloating, pain in the stomach and intestines;
• is a liquid, watery and frothy stool, more than 10 times a day;
• in the feces can be visible mucus and blood veins.

With such symptoms, do not hesitate, call an ambulance, all rotavirus treatment is carried out in the hospital. The average and severe form is from one week or more.

3 Treatment of

How to treat rotavirus infection? At the present time, no doctor can prescribe you a medicine aimed specifically at destroying rotavirus. Therefore, the treatment of rotavirus is aimed at alleviating the patient's condition and reducing the severity of the symptoms. At the time of lack of appetite and vomiting, it is recommended to refrain from eating at all. You can offer a patient to maintain strength to drink a little chicken or meat broth. Morse and jelly are good at this moment.

But milk and all its components should not be taken yet, as these products create a beneficial environment for the reproduction of viruses and bacteria. It is known that diarrhea and vomiting remove many useful salts from the body. To restore the salt balance, you need to dilute Regidron's powder in water and water the patient in small portions. You can prepare the composition yourself:

Dilute 1 teaspoon of table salt in one liter of boiled water. Every 30 minutes you should drink this liquid at 50 mg. If the case is severe, then the composition of Regidron is administered intravenously in a hospital.

As the organism is intoxicated with the products of the vital activity of viruses, it is necessary to take enterosorbents. These include Smecta, Activated Carbon, Enterosgel. Sometimes a bacterial infection can join the intestinal flu so that it does not happen, the doctor prescribes Enterol, Enterofuril and their derivatives.

Enzymes such as Creon, Enzistal, Pancreatin and others are used to compensate for the digestion of food. If the body temperature rises, if the patient can tolerate such a condition, it should not be knocked down. At high degrees, rotavirus death occurs.

But sometimes, especially in childhood, elevated body temperature worsens the patient's well-being, in this case it is best to knock her down. For this, preparations Efferalgan, Paracetamol, Ibuklin, Nurofen are suitable. Children can reduce body temperature by wiping it with a damp cloth.

When the acute period passes, the treatment of rotavirus continues with the use of medications that will restore the microflora in the gastrointestinal tract - Bifiform, Linex, Acipol, etc.

How to treat rotavirus infection has been described, but here's how to protect yourself from it?

4 Prevention

Two specific vaccines have now been developed that can protect a person from infection. These vaccines are for internal administration.

Other preventive measures include:

1. Before consuming fruits, vegetables, berries, rinse thoroughly.
2. Drink only boiled or bottled water.
3. Wash hands before eating.
4. When buying all food products, check the expiration date.
5. Be wary of all dairy products.

5 Rotavirus Mythology

1. Myth 1-intestinal flu quickly passes and does not require special treatment. In fact, adults suffer from the disease less often, and in case of infection, the infection is mildly expressed, and with proper treatment passes very quickly. Rotavirus infection in children develops because the immune system of the child is weak and unformed, so all symptoms are pronounced and sometimes hospitalization is required to avoid dehydration, which can lead to the death of the child.
2. Myth 2 - Rotovirus intestinal infection does not "stick up" if you wash your hands more often. To some extent, this is true, since this disease is also called a disease of dirty hands. But since the infection is provoked by rotavirus, sometimes it can not be saved by washing one's hands from it. And if it's a small child who terribly loves to taste everything. .. Therefore it is recommended to spend more time in the room wet cleaning and airing rooms.
3. Myth 3 - after the transferred infection immunity to rotaviruses increases. Theoretically, this is true, but at present there are so many varieties of rotaviruses that it is quite possible to pick up a new disease.
4. Myth 4 - Inoculation against this infection should be done only during the epidemic of the disease. In our country, rotavirus infection in children and adults is not indicated as an epidemic, moreover, such a vaccine is not included in the list of mandatory vaccinations. However, to protect yourself from this disease is necessary, vaccination can protect the whole family from infection. The life of the vaccine is 5 years, the experience of other countries, where such preventive measures are successfully used, shows: vaccination against intestinal flu is worthwhile. Doctors advise to do the vaccine( instillation in the mouth) from two months.

Remember that the risk of infection occurs in the fall, winter and early spring. Try to protect yourself and the family from illness.

Although rotavirus enteric infection is not considered to be extremely dangerous, there is still a risk of developing various complications and threats to life, especially in childhood.

Therefore, observe the rules of personal hygiene, do not go to the peak of disease public places, observe the cleanliness of hands and order in your home. If your child has had intestinal flu, remember that a special diet is required to restore GIT.