The weather is hot in summer, what disease does the baby easily get?

Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)

In summer, the temperature is high and the humidity is very high. This environment is the easiest to breed bacteria! When the weather is hot, many families will choose to turn on the air conditioner and even stay in the air-conditioned room all day. And many respiratory viruses will stay in the room, so it is very likely to take the opportunity to hurt the baby!

It is best to keep the air-conditioning temperature at around 26℃, and don't let the baby stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time. There should be two hours of outdoor activities. If someone at home has a cold or respiratory disease, it is best not to let the baby touch it, so as not to transmit the virus to the baby, and don't take the baby to a crowded place.

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encephalitis B

Japanese encephalitis is spread by mosquitoes, so most of it occurs in summer. Babies aged 2-7 have the highest probability of suffering from this disease, and the disease comes on quickly, and the child's body temperature will soon reach high temperature. In addition, the baby may have symptoms of headache, nausea and vomiting; Other babies will be very tired and sleepy; In severe cases, there will be unconsciousness, convulsions and difficulty breathing!

Preschool babies need to be vaccinated with JE vaccine according to the corresponding standards. The number of JE children can be greatly reduced by vaccination, but after vaccination, the protection rate is only 76%-90%. So mom still needs to be vigilant! Especially in the period of high incidence of diseases, mothers should be aware of disease prevention and don't let mosquitoes bite their babies.

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Gastrointestinal discomfort

The weather will be very hot in summer, so the baby's immature digestive system will have decreased digestive enzyme secretion and weakened gastrointestinal peristalsis. Therefore, mothers will find that in summer, babies are very prone to diarrhea and various digestive diseases will occur. According to the survey, 70% of children's infectious diarrhea occurs in summer, such as dysentery, which often occurs.

Mothers should pay attention to: in summer, give your baby light food; It is best for babies to breastfeed. If you are a baby mother fed with milk powder, you must pay attention to the cleanliness of the water source and the hygiene of the diet.

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skin infection

In summer, the temperature is high, the baby is active, the metabolism is fast, and sweating will be more serious. If sweating is not smooth, it may lead to sweat retention, making baby's delicate skin red, inflamed and prickly heat. With prickly heat, the baby will feel itchy, so he will always scratch. Improper nursing can cause cysts, folliculitis and pustules if the skin is scratched.

Mothers should pay attention to keeping the baby's skin dry when breastfeeding. If prickly heat has appeared, it is best not to let the baby scratch it. Bathe your baby with warm water at ordinary times, pay attention to moderate water temperature, and don't use irritating bath ~