Winter Health Care for Children

In winter season suddenly change weather, for that reason many diseases attack in different ages people. Normally mother give her baby too many cloths, because they thin more cloths can save her baby from cold. It may be right but they also remember too many cloths can be harmful for their children, because too many cloths can causes of sweating, as a result for continuous sweating baby can be affected by flux. Then many kinds of symptoms can be seen like sneeze, cough, neck pain, throat pain, skin problem, skin infection, diarrhea, scabies, Eezema etc.

But all of them Respiratory tract infection problem attack mostly. Generally this infection is two kinds. Such as Upper Respiratory and Lower Respiratory.

1. Upper Respiratory Treat Infection: This problem happens generally by two steps. In the first step virus will attack like influenza and others virus and then second step Bacteria will attack. It is called bacteria infection or Pneumonia. In this condition back pain, neck pain, flux etc. symptom will be seen.

2. Lower Respiratory Treat Infection: In dry weather or vacuum environment children can be attack by Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia. Normally children are suffered most of the time, because children body is soft, Children will be weakened. They can not eat any food. In this time they are attacked by fever. In this situation do not sit at home take your child to the doctor or hospital.

Which children drink mothers breast milk, Lower Respiratory Treat Infection  is dangerous for them, they can not drink mother's milk. If you can see they attacked by fever, Asthma and if you can here whistle from their chest, then it is Bronchitis. In this condition give all kinds of food and give O2 nebulizer if needed.

Rota Viral Diarrhea: In winter, sometime children are closet like greenish, we call this Rota Viral Diarrhea. Now it can be preventing by vaccination. If possiable then do not try to use antibiotic, because it sometimes can be harmful for baby. Doctor should be given medicine depends on baby's age. 

ORS:

Till 2 years: 10-20 spoon medicine (50-100 ml)

2-10 years: 20-40 spoon medicine (100-200 ml)

Till two years: as more than possible, but minimum 200 ml

After complete this course, if more problem can be seen then take advice from doctor.

Skin Infection: In winter skin infection can be attack your child. Skin can be dry for dry weather, cracked lips, cracked cheek, So you can use olive oil or branded lotion, Another dangerous disease is Scabies. Normally it can be cure easily. Take some advice from doctor. Doctor will give you some medicine. But if you ignore it, then Scabies can be attack kidneys. Many lotions and ointment medicine you can get in medicine shop. But first take advice from doctor, then use it.

Reference By: Dr. Tamanna Begum
Children Specialist