(№ 39, 2016 y. Doctor’s advice)

Today, cases of becoming ill of young children with (pneumonia) are increasing a lot. Pneumonia is a sickness which happens with an acute inflammation of the lung tissue and characterized with hard occurrence among children. This disease is seen in children under the age of 3. Children growing with rickets, exudative diathesis, anemia, thin, artificial food are extremely susceptible to the disease. Disease is seen very hard occurrence especially in infants, weak children.

This sickness is often met in the spring, autumn and winter months and involves viruses, bacteria, fungi.

 SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS

Nose leakage, recovery, cough, temperature rise, anxiety, not sleeping well, not accepting mother’s milk well are the main symptoms of the illness. Cough, nausea, lack of breath,  nostrils, triangle nose, bruises, respiratory and difficult breathe, high temperature, being brought into the lower part of the chest to breathe are seen on children under one year of age.

Sometimes not rising of temperature on weak, very thin children, not accepting mother’s breast, mouth foam production, being pale the color of the skin, becoming hands and feet cold can occur.

NECESSARY ADVICE

 If such as the above signs are seen on children parents should consult a doctor without being neglect. Otherwise, the severity of the symptoms of pneumonia can cause serious damage to the child. Based on the doctor’s testimony they should be immediately admitted to the hospital and get medical help.

PREVENTING THE ILLNESS

A healthy lifestyle need to be followed in order not to be ill with a disease. Children age-appropriate nutrition, hardening, often air ventilation, keeping room temperature at 22-24 degrees should be provided, the child should not be allowed to go to extreme hot and cold.

If we follow the recommendations above, we will have prevented our children falling ill with pneumonia.

Minurakhon BOZOROVA, children’s doctor.