Malaria in children

Article by Dr. Pham Thi Khuong – Pediatrics Center – Share99 Times City International Health Hub

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Fever is a beneficial reaction of the body protection system with substances entering the body, called fever-causing substances. Fever helps the body kill pathogens faster and inhibits the growth of pathogens that are usually viruses and bacteria. When the child shows signs of malaria, it is necessary to take timely measures to prevent complications.

1. Should children with malaria transmit water? why?

We know fever is determined when measuring rectal temperature above 380C or 37.5 degrees Celsius when measured in the armpit. Body temperature is measured in locations other than the body that are usually lower when measured inside the body (mouth or rectum). Low temperature fever is usually considered when the temperature is below 390C.

Fever is a beneficial reaction of the body protection system with substances entering the body, called fever-causing substances. Fever helps the body kill pathogens faster and inhibits the growth of pathogens that are usually viruses and bacteria. The lower hills increase body temperature as a way to fight infection. However, many other medical conditions with the cause of infection cause fever.

2. Why do children have a fever?

There are many common causes of fever in children:

  • Bacterial infections such as scarlet fever or, more rarely, rheumatism, are associated with strep throat; urinary infections …
  • Viral infections such as influenza viruses;
  • Due to the medication in use

Children taking medicines, medicines for young children,

Some medications can cause fever in young children
  • Factors to heat exposure: Heat stroke, heating, heating
  • Allergies;
  • Rarer are inflammatory diseases such as juvenile arthritis.

3. Why do children have malaria?

There are causes of malaria, namely vascular disorders caused by children with high fever or urinary tract infections or infections of parasites that cause malaria.

Children with malaria tremble, causing contractions. The child is shaking, limbs are cold. But inside the body is fever very high, can be up to 40 degrees Celsius and if not hypothermia in time will damage nerves and muscles. Thus, too high fever shrinks the peripheral vessels leading to skin diseases that feel cold. When your child has malaria, crying cold, you need to understand that what you need most right now is to get the fever down properly.

Children with malaria tremors are diseases caused by the malaria parasite Plasmodium. The disease is transmitted by blood. Children contract malaria through 3 paths, due to blood transfusions, by transmission through the placenta and by the Anophen mosquito.

If malaria is excluded, a child's malaria tremor is usually caused by a cold or a certain infection or viral infection. Most often, symptoms caused by malaria and malaria tremors in other diseases are difficult to distinguish without expertise. Therefore, when the child has a fever, parents should immediately consult a pediatrician to handle appropriately before the child is examined at the hospital to avoid seizures or complications due to late treatment. We should never give water to a child with malaria without finding a cause, but should treat it according to the cause for the fastest effect.

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Do not transmit water when the child has unsus unknown malaria

In pediatric clinical practice, even pediatric patients and physicians are living in the tropics and subtropics, but doctors can not immediately detect, diagnose and find the cause of fever in pediatric patients. Infectious diseases paediatricians had to be examined to find the cause….

Fever is the most concern of parents when bringing their children to the emergency department and at the medical examination department of medical facilities.

Fever itself is not life-threatening unless the fever is too high and lasts as long as the temperature is greater than 41.6 C when measuring the rectal line. Risk factors for anxiety about fever appear, including malaria with malaria tremors, in children under 2 years of age or continuous recurrent fever, which lasts more than 1 week. Fever may show that there is a presence of serious pathology, but often fever is caused by specific infections, most of which are not serious.

4. How to treat and care for children with malaria

4.1. How to treat a child with malaria

When a child has malaria, it is recommended to immediately take the child to the hospital for a diagnosis of the cause and timely treatment of malaria viruses caused by malaria parasites or bacterial infections if treated late, there are many serious complications, or death may occur.

4.2 How to care for a child with malaria

Take the child to the hospital as quickly as possible when the child has malaria tremors and immediately the mother needs to pay attention to lower fever for the child by:

  • Remove clothes so that your baby can wear them as openly as possible. Absolutely do not warm, applying a blanket will aggravate the condition.
  • If the child has a fever of 39 degrees Celsius, apply it by: Mix warm water, use 5 warm absorbent towels in the area with large veins: Wipe 2 armpits and 2 inguinal, 1 body wipe. Note, always maintain a warm towel temperature, do not let the towel get cold and do not use cold water will shock the child.

warm compresses of children with fever

Parents can apply warm compresses when children have a high fever from 39 degrees Celsius
  • Give your child antipyretics:Pay attention to the appropriate dosage for your child's weight.
  • Open windows, fans or air conditioners to help the air in the room become airy and cool to help children reduce fever quickly.
  • In case of seizures: Place the child on his side for easy breathing and monitor the seizure. If the seizure is more than 5 minutes, an emergency call is required. Absolutely do not press the baby or put anything in the baby's mouth during convulsions.
  • Rehydration of the child: The baby with fever will be dehydration and electrolytics in the body. Mothers need to breastfeed more if they are still breastfeeding, or replenish filtered water, juice or oresol if they are older.

The pediatrics department at Share99 International Health Hub is the address to receive and examine the diseases that babies as well as young children are susceptible to: viral fever, bacterial fever, otitis media, pneumonia in children,… With modern equipment, ile space, minimize the impact as well as the risk of spreading the disease. Along with that is the dedication from experienced doctors to pediatric patients, making the examination no longer a concern of parents.

Customers can directly go to Share99 Health System nationwide for examination or contact the hotline HERE for assistance.

VIEW MORE

  • Causes of a child's fever
  • Instructions on how to bathe your child with high fever at home
  • Convulsive fever in young children and notes parents need to know to handle in a timely manner

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About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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