Why do doctors strongly advise washing toys and disinfecting places where your child spends a lot of time? This is due to a very serious disease that is transmitted with saliva. Infectious mononucleosis in children, unfortunately, is quite common. It mainly affects children from 3 to 15 years old. In ancient times, there was an omen that you can not kiss a child who begins to cut the first teeth, in the cheek. It is believed that this will slow down the growth of teeth. Although in fact the reason is not in the growth of teeth, and the fact that the appearance of the first teeth is sometimes associated with big problems, the child has a fever, which means that the immune system is weakened and the child's body can get any infection.
A child can contract infectious mononucleosis through kissing, toys used not only by the child, but also by other children or adults who already have the mononucleosis virus in their bodies. Unfortunately, this virus has a huge incubation period and signs of illness may not appear for five days to two months.
To protect the child from this serious disease, it is necessary to monitor hygiene and sanitation in the rooms where he spends a lot of time, as well as the health of the people around him. After all, sneezing or coughing, which is accompanied by the secretion of saliva, can infect a child. This is important to understand, because even if the child will be in contact with a sick person, it does not mean that he will get sick. Therefore, only contact with saliva can cause the disease.
The disease does not begin to manifest itself immediately, but gradually. The first signs are complaints of headache, weakness, rapid fatigue, abdominal pain, lack of appetite and nausea. All these signs can last from seven to two weeks. And parents often mistake them for a common cold. Soon the first symptoms may be joined by other symptoms: sore throat and fever. But the most important sign of the appearance of infectious mononucleosis in children is an increase in lymph nodes. This usually manifests itself in the neck area and above the jaw, and the nodes can be easily detected. The treatment of infectious mononucleosis should be handled by doctors. black pore
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