As summer approaches, you can spend more time outdoors with your children. Many of us love this year and enjoy longer and warm weather.
However, it is worth recognizing general seasonal infections and risks that will help to find the disease more easily and take action if necessary.
Food and underwater diseases
Infection occurs SalmonellaCampylobacter and E -coli creation poem toxin (STEC) Is especially common in summer. They cause unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea (sometimes bloody), spasms and heat.
All three infections are spread through cooked meat, low -temperature sterilized dairy products (such as raw oil), unlashed vegetables, direct animal contact or pet zoo, and contaminated water. Most children recover within one to two weeks, but in rare cases, Stec can lead to serious kidney complications.
After visiting the toilet, you can wash your hands and carefully deal with vitality to prevent animal contact, meat dishes, proper food storage, proper food storage, and raw contamination.
It may be because of Cryptosport, a fine parasite that causes illnesses, if your child is not properly visited after swimming or after visiting this summer farm. cryptosporidiosis. It usually affects children aged 1 to 5 years old and cause severe moisture diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting, fever and appetite for about two weeks. Symptoms often follow the pattern. Improves and worsens before the full recovery. Children generally contract CryptosportiDiosis through contact with infected feces such as swimming in swimming in a swimming pool, lake or river or in contact with an infected feces, such as a farm visit.
Frequently wash your hands, teach, teach, and children swimming water, thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables, and maintain good hygiene at home to help you keep your clothes and towels (more than 60c).
Things to keep in mind this summer
The water of the infected tick can cause diseases such as lime bottles or mites encephalitis (TBE), especially in the spring and summer, where ticks are the most active. Mites are the most common in rural areas, especially wildlife (including deer) and livestock forests and meadows. Other green spaces, such as urban parks or gardens, can provide contact opportunities between people and ticks.
Most ticks do not have a disease, but you should know when they will seek general symptoms, signs and help.
Symptoms of lime bottles usually begin with ‘Bullseye’ rash after 3 to 30 days after biting with the flu and fatigue. Get the entire list of symptoms here. Not everyone gets a rash, but it’s useful to know that there may be ticks if you are active in place.
Symptoms of TBE range from central nervous system to severe infections, such as meningitis or encephalitis (swelling of the brain), from completely asymptomatic infections to light flu -like diseases.
You can reduce the risk of lime bottles and TBEs by staying on the defined path, covering exposed skin, using appropriate insect insects, and checking ticks after outdoor activity. See GP if you immediately remove the mites with a fine tweezer or tick removal tool and if symptoms occur.
Hot weather
Heat -related diseases can not suddenly affect children because they cannot control body temperature. Sign Fatigue, weakness, faint feeling, headaches, muscle spasms, nausea, sweat and thirst.
Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases
Coughing and colds can occur throughout the year, and advice on the treatment of light diseases NHS website.
Remember that antibiotics are not suitable for colds or flu. In winter, during the surge in viruses such as flu and RSV Covid-19 can increase during the summer Not only other times.
Other infections to know
Measles continue to continue throughout England. Early symptoms include cough, runny nose, high temperature and red eyes, and water with a lot of moisture. Some children have small white spots in their mouths.
If measles are suspected, call in advance before visiting the medical environment to prevent the spread of infection. Children with measles should stay home for at least four days after the rash appears. The two capacity of the MMR vaccine ensures complete protection in the first given state in 12 months.
meningitis Urgent treatment is required. Symptoms occur suddenly and include high temperature, severe headaches, vomiting, stiff necks, sensitivity to bright lighting, drowsiness, and sometimes uniquely rashes that do not disappear when rolling glass. If you are suspected of meningitis, call 999 immediately. It can be fast without waiting until all symptoms appear.
Protection continues Various children’s vaccines summarized here.
Time to get help
If your child has serious or bloody diarrhea, dehydration signs (urination, oral drying, sinking eyes), rash, or symptoms beyond the expected period, contact GP or NHS 111. Get emergency treatment for serious headaches with neck stiffness, seizures, confusion or behavioral changes.
Check your child’s vaccine red book to see if you are completely vaccinated and not sure. Contact GP surgery. Keeping the vaccination to the latest state provides the best protection of many serious infections, and you can guarantee a healthy, active and fun summer when you do preventive measures.
