Prevention of rotavirus infections in children, adults on the sea. preparations

rotavirus children in the warm season is often accompanied by relaxing views. Prevention of the disease is able to reduce the probability of virus disease on not. But parents need to know the primary symptoms of the disease and the basic methods of treatment to help the child recover quickly and relaxation.

Methods of infection

In an unfamiliar place with a different climate and cuisine, not only in children but also in adults may start an upset stomach. This is due to the acclimatization of the organism and its adaptation to new conditions of supply. Children's immune system is not able to quickly "readjust" to the new conditions, so diarrhea for 2-3 days. after the start of the holiday is considered to be normal.

However, gastrointestinal symptoms of the disorder are often associated not only with the usual poisoning, but also a serious disease - rotavirus.

It is a disease most commonly found in recreational areas. Rotavirus is a common infectious disease, the virus is very difficult to withdraw conventional chemical means for disinfection, which are used for cleaning.

Rotavirus viral includes 7 groups of compounds of the group A viruses which often become causes of rotavirus infection. The disease is stable to the external environment and is perfectly preserved human body for 30 to 90 days. For example, for objects in the water.

Symptoms of rotavirus infection is:

• lack of appetite;
• diarrhea;
• nausea;
• vomiting;
• fever;
• deterioration of health;
• stomach ache.

Prevention of rotavirus disease is to eliminate the main sources of infection. Gets an infection in the child's body through the mouth, so knowing the basic methods of infection, the disease can be easily avoided.

Catch rotavirus infection can be in many ways:

1. By household, when the virus is transmitted through the things that touch the patient. It may be personal belongings, utensils or door handle.
2. Rotavirus infection can be present in food or drinking water. The tap water virus particles perfectly preserved for a long time, even after purification. Also with food. If any product has got the virus, then pull it out is virtually impossible. This is especially true of food and of products containing milk.
3. You can catch the virus in the sea or pool, where even if the chlorination virus particles retain their dangerous properties. At sea, the virus also maintains its hazardous properties, but on the coast of the water is changing rapidly and is carried away by the surf, so the risk of contracting the virus is much less.
   
4. Airborne rotavirus infection is transmitted in cases where the virus diseases are concentrated in the airways of a patient. Together with the temperature and deterioration of health in these patients appears tonsillitis, bronchitis or rhinitis. Saliva, sneezing or tactile contact with infected patients easily catch rotavirus infection.

places of distribution

Rotavirus infection is found not only in public places in the resorts: children's entertainment centers, sports grounds, or in the restaurants. This disease often appears and is distributed in hotels, spas and water parks. Most often, the virus enters the destinations with adult vacationers or children.

In large hotels with large swimming pools, in which the concentration and increased permeability of people move virus is transmitted from infected resting and causes local outbreak. The virus can get while swimming in the sea water and transferred from one coast to the nearby.

In Russia, with the opening of the holiday season, rotavirus infection is common in the southern and northern parts. Under the threat of a massive resort cities such as Sochi, Yalta and Tuapse. On the coast of the Crimea every year several hundred children infected with rotavirus. Rotavirus infection is found on the Black Sea near the places of mass recreation.

Rampant virus and abroad. In Turkey, the Antalya coast of rotavirus infection can become infected with a high probability. child health will be endangered in the resorts of Greece and India. A few years outbreaks of rotavirus infection were observed in Brazil and China.

The virus can be found in any part of the world, so in determining the safest resort for health enough before going to search the Internet news of the disease in a particular region. It is best to choose the resorts and hotels with high disinfection.

High temperatures and special chemicals able to clean most of the pathogens of this disease. Terms of swimming in the sea, as well as the maintenance of the pool depends on the quality of the hotel and its size. Today considered the safest resorts with a small cross in countries such as Montenegro, Croatia and Cyprus.

To go on vacation with a baby may be on the shores of rivers, in any city of Russia and abroad in the months with an average influx of visitors. These include May and June month. Prevention of rotavirus infections and competent approach to defining the place of rest will not dangerous journey with a child anywhere in the world and the rest will only strengthen children's health.

preventive measures

Prevention of rotavirus is the only means of protection against the virus. Contagious rotavirus infection in all conditions can be avoided by observing the basic rules of hygiene and extra precautions. Such as:

Avoid crowding of tourists

In the hottest months (August-September) a greater number of people sent to the place of rest. Many adults and children can become carriers of disease and bring it with you to the resort. You can become infected and through the food that has been properly processed.

Due to the large crowds and the development of favorable conditions for the virus infection process is quick and affects a large number of children, therefore, rest with the children in the major resort centers is necessary only at the beginning of the season recreation.

Do not swim at the crowded beaches

The more people on the beach, the greater the chance of contracting the virus. Crowded beaches should be avoided, and preferable to choose sites on beaches where bathing is not at the same time more than 20 people. You should not get the attention of "wild" beaches or special children's pools.

A vacation away from the bays

The bays, for example, in Tuapse sea water does not change as fast as the coast, so the virus is stored there for a long time. A warm stagnant water creates favorable conditions for its reproduction and rapid spread throughout the bay. Holidays with children to better plan out of those places.

Practice good hygiene

From the first days of rest necessary to monitor compliance with child personal hygiene.

Teach your baby:

• eat and drink only pure personal utensils;
• use clean towels and bed linen (better to capture a set of home for the child);
• wash hands regularly, especially before eating;
• do not put your hands in your mouth, just to swim with the mouth closed;
  
• control, the child is not immersed in the water with his head. A person should always be above the water surface.

Choosing thermally processed food and bottled water

It is important to remember that kill the virus completely capable of boiling only:

1. Dishes that in 10-20 min. boiled considered safer for the baby food, and so they should be chosen on the children's table.
2. Fruit is best to choose those that have the peel. All of the possible causative agents are easy to clean with the skin, clean it.
3. Among the beverages to children is necessary to choose only those that have been heat-treated. For example, tea, juice. Suitable for drinking boiled or bottled water. But from drinking milkshakes and fresh juices should be abandoned.

Get a vaccination

Will not get immunity, which remains for a short time after inoculation against rotavirus. 2 are used for the vaccination of the vaccine: monovalent (Rotarix, RV1) and pentavalent (RotaTeq, RV5). In Russia, used mainly pentavalent vaccine, which is administered orally. The efficiency of grafting is 90% rotavirus.

This vaccine will protect children's health from the virus or if the infection will reduce the disease symptoms to a minimum. A child can get sick, just discomfort is slight and short-lived, it does not affect the rest.

Medications

Prevention does not always provide 100% protection against the disease, so it is very important to know the basic methods of treatment of an infection. Rotavirus infection has symptoms of intestinal infection. At first the child has pain in the abdomen and diarrhea begins, which can wear a light character. Then, the temperature gradually rises and may start vomiting.

Child after the first signs of the disease is necessary to provide a special diet.

From the diet is necessary to completely eliminate the milk-containing products, fruits and fresh vegetables. Preference is given to soups, mashed potatoes and dietary meat. All food must be heat treated and drinking water prokipyachena. The child must be given at least 1 liter of water with a weight up to 10 kg, 1.5 liters of water per 20 kg weight and 2 L otherwise.

During this period it is very important to help the child to recover the amount of moisture lost:

1. For this purpose, the powder used rehydron which divorce boiled water. 1/4 rehydron package to be dissolved in 1 tbsp. water; give the child a mixture for 1 hour. l. every 5-10 minutes. within 2-3 days. Apply this medication can not be only in the case of diabetes, loss of consciousness, or intestinal obstruction. In general, it is considered harmless and helps to restore energy and electrolyte balance in the body of the child.
   
2. Good smectite helps relieve symptoms of poisoning. 1 pack. preparation was diluted in 1 tbsp. water; mixture watered child 1-2 sip every 10-15 min.; a day can give a child 1-3 smekty package. It is important before using carefully stir the mixture. Smecta has virtually no contraindications, except for fructose intolerance and saharazno-izomaltaznoy failure. The drug not only stabilizes the mucosal barrier of the gastrointestinal tract, but also helps to bind and remove toxic compounds from the body, helping it to be purified rapidly.
3. Reduce the temperature by using Nurofen. Available drug in tablet and as a syrup which more effectively acts on children up to 12 liters. Syrup with a pleasant taste in between give other medications in strict compliance with the age group of the child. Contraindications Nurofen standard: fructose intolerance, diseases or gastrointestinal bleeding in liver diseases.

The dosage of Nurofen:

Age	A single dose, ml	The number of administrations per day
3-6 months.	2,5	3
6-12 months.	2,5	3-4
1-3 g	5	3
4-6 g	7,5	3
7-9 l	10	3
10-12 l	15	3

It can be used to lower the temperature of paracetamol tablets or syrup in accordance with the dosage. Antipyretic drugs are advised not to use candles with rotavirus infection, as they will only reinforce diarrhea.

4. To restore the microflora of the child shall be appointed probiotics. Yogulakt who ruled for use only in case of individual intolerance, for children aged 1-3 l give 1 capsule on an empty stomach. Children 4 years and older can be given medication in the morning and evening 1 capsule.

Children up to a year to restore the intestinal microflora Linex prescribed in sachets, which has the same contraindications. Dry fine powder divorced as a suspension. It can be added to baby food soluble, the temperature should be not higher than 30 ° C. Children under 1 year is enough 1 packet per day. At the age of 2 years are 2 packs a day.

5. To restore normal fermentation prescribed pancreatin. Pancreatin is not used only in case of intolerance to the preparation components. Drink it should be in the exact dosage that installs only the physician in accordance with the condition and weight of the child.

So a child under the age of 4 years can be given by ½ tab. morning and evening. If proper and timely treatment already on the second day of illness vomiting completely disappears, and the temperature will not rise above 37.5 ° C. treatment of rotavirus infection 5-7 days.

In rare cases, rotavirus infection may be associated with:

• a sharp deterioration in the baby being;
• strong dehydration;
• inability to complex treatment due to severe vomiting.

In such situations, the child's treatment should be done on an outpatient basis, under the supervision of doctors. Pediatrician as a child he will appoint the necessary course simptomatiynyh drugs and antibiotics in the form of injections and droppers. Even after the start of treatment the child's health is completely back to normal and recovers.

Rotavirus disease is considered to be dangerous for children because it causes rapid dehydration of the body of the child in the course of 1-2 days.

Prevention of infection to avoid infection and keep the baby's health. In the case of rotavirus infection is only proper and timely treatment will help him quickly recover and eliminate all possible complications to the child from the left only pleasant holiday memories.

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