How to care for patients with mumps

Spring always makes people full of hope and dreams. Children who have been cooped up for a whole winter can finally take off their thick winter clothes and play. However, spring is the peak season for children's diseases, and there are many things that parents need to do, especially how to care for patients with mumps.

Mumps Mumps, also known as "mumps", is most common in spring, and most patients are children aged 2 to 15. The disease is an acute respiratory disease caused by the mumps virus. It is contagious and can be spread by talking, coughing, sneezing and through saliva. The typical symptoms are swelling of one or both parotid glands (in front of the ear and below the ear), which are elastic and painful to the touch. The swelling of the cheeks reaches its peak in 3-4 days.

Prevention and treatment measures: Babies without complications only need to be isolated and cared for at home until the swelling of the parotid gland completely subsides. If the baby is found to have a persistent high fever, frequent vomiting, headache, mental weakness, and lethargy, he should be sent to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. The sick baby should rest in bed, give easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid food, and drink plenty of water. Do not feed the baby acidic food, because acidic food can aggravate the pain. Use a cold towel to squeeze out the water and gently apply it to the swollen part to relieve pain and swelling.

Prevention and control measures: The climate in spring is changeable. Strengthening prevention is the fundamental way to prevent and control epidemic conjunctivitis in children. Try to avoid taking children to densely populated public places.

In the spring when flowers bloom, some children often develop patches of red spots on their faces and around their eyes, covered with fine sugar-like scales, which is called pityriasis simplex. This may be related to the windy and dry spring weather or prolonged sun exposure. Some children also suffer from indigestion and vitamin deficiency.

Prevention and treatment measures: Avoid wind and sun, and eat more vegetables and fruits. In addition, spring is also a season for seborrheic dermatitis. Children's skin care should be taken care of, and irritating items and cosmetics should be avoided. When the disease occurs, do not eat irritating foods such as raw onions, peppers, and raw garlic. Limit high-fat and high-sugar diets and eat more vegetables and fruits.