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Thursday, January 22, 2015

GERMAN MEASLES- MUMPS- CHICKEN POX in Children - Prevention and treatment

GERMAN MEASLES this, too, is a virus disease which begins with cold like symptoms, a little fever, and sore throat. Then comes the rash in the form of rosy colored spots that spread over the entire body. At first the rash looks like a measles rash, then like scarlet fever. The lymph nodes behind the ears and in the neck become swollen. German measles is contagious. 

The rash lasts about two or three days. In children, the disease is usually mild, without complications. The real threat comes when an expectant mother develops it early in pregnancy. Then, there is serious risk that her child will be born deformed. If a pregnant woman, especially in the early months of pregnancy, who has not had German measles is exposed to the disease, this becomes an emergency. She should notify her doctor at once; he may advise immediate injections of gamma globulin in the hope it may increase her resistance to the disease. Fortunately, another significant advance in preventive medicine is the development of a vaccine effective in providing immunity to German measles.

MUMPS

 Mumps, a virus disease, leads to swelling of the parotid gland beneath the ear. This is a gland that secretes saliva. The virus may attack the gland on one side of the face first, then sometimes the gland on the other. Less often, other salivary glands under the jaw may be affected.  In males, mumps can be a painful illness because it can attack. Although painful, mumps involving the testicles rarely loth!!. III sterility or impotence, so the fear of that is generally unwarranted, if the father or any young male in the household lot had mumps, he should consult his doctor about protective. If mumps vaccine is given in time, it can usually prevent the illnesses.

 Second attacks of mumps are possible, but the first occurrence always gives lifelong immunity. If your doctor decides whether the illness is mumps and not some other disease, or may imitate it. For example, an infection of lymph by bacteria may look like mumps, but the treatment is quite different. Mumps is treated by bed rest until fever and swelling have cleared.

CHICKEN POX

Chickenpox is a virus disease, a very highly contagious one and there- fore very common. First, pimples appear, usually starting on the chest. The pimples become blisters which dry into scabs. The main danger is that the blisters itch and may become infected by scratching. To ease the child's itching, place him in a cold starch bath. There should be two handfuls of starch in the tub. Because you will be unable to prevent a certain amount of scratching, keep your child's hands clean by washing them several times a day, and keep his nails cut short. The scabs are not infectious. Call the doctor if the child appears really sick or has a fever.


This is mainly a precaution to rule out smallpox or other serious diseases. Most cases of chickenpox are mild and require no special treatment except bed rest and plenty of fluids during the feverish stage. The child should remain in bed during the acute period and away from other children until about a week after the blisters first appear. Once the scabs are gone, it is not necessary to isolate him.