Autumn diarrhea and rotavirus
Release time : 06/10/2025 09:30:02
Autumn is the season with high incidence of gastrointestinal diseases in young children, especially infants and young children, who are prone to infection with rotavirus and develop diarrhea symptoms.
At present, there is no good medicine for rotavirus diarrhea. Baba people should be more careful and be wary of their babies being infected with the virus.
What is rotavirus? What are the symptoms of rotavirus diarrhea, and how should it be treated and cared for? Below, share some in-depth knowledge with you.
Rotavirus is a double-stranded ribonucleic acid virus, which is prevalent in summer, autumn and winter. It can cause diarrhea in infants and young children. It mainly spreads through fecal-oral transmission.
It belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus, with eight species in total. Species A is most common, with almost 90% of children aged five or six having been infected by it.
The rotavirus was found in 1973 and more than 50% of infants were infected. It is now widely recognized and especially important in developing countries where there are large numbers of domestic animals, which may be reservoirs for the virus.
Infants and young children are more susceptible to infection when they come into contact with or consume livestock.
Viruses enter cells via receptor-mediated endocytosis, producing enterotoxins in the small intestinal epithelial cells of the host. During infection, rotavirus produces messenger ribonucleic acid to synthesize proteins and replicates genes.
Viruses also replicate in ribonucleic acid, forming around the cell nucleus within two hours. If not inhibited, they can cause gastroenteritis and diarrhea.
In clinical practice, rotavirus diarrhea is a type of osmotic diarrhea, with a prolonged course. It requires timely nursing and treatment to prevent death due to dehydration in infants.
According to relevant statistics, about 9 00,000 infants and young children die from infection with rotavirus every year around the world, and about 10 million people in China, of which the majority are infants and young children aged 0-2.
Rotavirus diarrhea symptoms Rotavirus exists in the intestines of sick dogs. As long as it continues to exist, it will spread in nature for a long time.
It is excreted out of the sick dog with feces, polluting the surrounding environment, thereby affecting people.
There is interaction between humans and animals, and cross-infection can occur.
Once an infant is infected with rotavirus, the following symptoms will often occur: 1. Vomiting: Infants infected with rotavirus will experience vomiting symptoms, ranging from mild to obvious.
There is a two-day incubation period before symptoms appear.
The initial symptom is vomiting, which my mother should notice.
2. Aquatic diarrhea: Diarrhea occurs after vomiting symptoms appear and lasts for four to eight days.
Infants diarrhea is watery and often causes dehydration.
3. Low-level fever: Not all infants and young children will develop this symptom. If the condition is serious, it will develop after a few days and requires timely cooling.
Treatment of rotavirus diarrhea has a high chance of contracting rotavirus in newborns. It is often asymptomatic and difficult to detect.
Children with immune deficiencies can easily be infected with rotavirus, so pay more attention.
Once infected with rotavirus and infants develop diarrhea symptoms, the mother must take BB to the hospital in time.
How to treat rotavirus diarrhea? First of all, comprehensive examination Before treatment, a comprehensive examination must be done to judge the condition, identify the cause, and then provide targeted treatment.
If you misjudge and take the wrong medicine, it will have adverse effects on the health of infants and young children.
Secondly, correcting the disturbance of water and electrolyte metabolism and dehydration is a common situation after diarrhea in infants and toddlers. If not treated timely, it will lead to life-threatening situations for the infants and toddlers.
To avoid adverse situations and promptly correct disturbances in water electrolyte balance is very important.
What measures should be taken, according to the doctor's guidance.
Third, taking antidiarrheal drugs can help relieve diarrhea symptoms in infants and young children, but not all infants and young children need to take them.
For those with mild symptoms, no need to take it. Just adjust your diet.
Those with severe symptoms should take medicines according to the doctor's instructions. Remember not to use them indiscriminately or stop them at will.
Finally, if the symptoms have not been alleviated but have worsened on a regular basis, the mother should take the child to the hospital for review in time, adjust the treatment plan according to the doctor's guidance, and change the medication.
If the condition is serious, they should be kept in hospital for observation according to the doctor's instructions.
Nursing for rotavirus diarrhea The baby is infected with rotavirus and develops diarrhea symptoms. Mother should strengthen nursing care.
There are many ways to care, but avoid getting into traps.
How can a mother take good care of her baby? Here are five tips: Tip 1: Hydration - If your baby is suffering from frequent diarrhea, it means they are losing a lot of fluids. They need to be hydrated.
Drinking water or a saline solution is recommended for babies.
If your baby's diarrhea stops, continue to replenish water for a period of time to return the baby's water to normal levels.
Tip 2: Fasting In the early stages of diarrhea, fast for 4-6 hours, and wait until the symptoms are slightly relieved before feeding to avoid overeating.
Tip 3: Hip care. Babies with diarrhea poop several times a day, which is prone to "red buttocks" and require extra care. Apply oily hip protection cream to keep the buttocks fresh and clean.
Tip 4: Wash hands frequently. To avoid cross-infection, both mothers and babies should wash their hands more often, especially mothers.
If you are infected with rotavirus, you will not be able to take good care of your baby.
Skill 5: Clothing Disinfection. Thoroughly disinfect baby's clothing and toys to kill viruses, preventing secondary infections in babies and exacerbating their conditions.
During the course of rotavirus diarrhea, mothers should adjust their baby's diet to assist in treating the illness.
What should babies with rotavirus diarrhea eat? Here are a few dietary recipes for mothers: 1. Calomel soup: It is a liquid food suitable for babies after diarrhea, easy to digest, and has a laxative effect.
Mom can grind rice into a powder and stir fry it until it is golden brown. Add water and sugar, then cook it into a paste for the baby to eat.
2. Carrots Soup: Carrots contain pectin which can adsorb viruses and is effective in preventing diarrhea.
The way of making carrot soup is as follows: First clean the carrots, peel and cut them into pieces. Then put them into water to boil until they are soft. Add more water and sugar to make a soup.
Administer 2-3 times daily to the baby, and the condition will gradually improve.
3. Apple puree: Apples are alkaline foods and contain pectin and tannins.
The baby's symptoms will be relieved after eating it because it has the effect of stopping diarrhea.
However, apples should not be given to infants as a whole, but should be made into apple puree.
The method of apple puree is also very simple. Clean the apples, cut them into slices, add water and boil them well.
4. Hawthorn Divine Comedy Congee: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and digestion. The method is to boil the hawthorn and Divine Comedy with water, and then add japonica rice to make porridge.
After your baby takes it, his diarrhea symptoms will be relieved.
* The medical part covered in this article is for reading and reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.