What is treated with rotavirus infection?

Rotavirus infection is dangerous in such a severe complication as dehydration, especially for young children

Rotavirus infection is an acute inflammatory process in the intestine, provoked by the viruses of the family Reoviridae, which, embedded in the walls of the small intestine, initiate enteritis. The second name of this infection – intestinal flu.

There is another name – illness «Dirty hands», Which is closely related to the main way of transmission of infection: through unwashed hands, fruits and vegetables, as well as toys and other items that visited Earth.

Also Rotavirus is transmitted to air-droplet and through infected dairy products. This is due to the fact that the person in infection can develop inflammatory processes in the upper respiratory tract, and coughing, it distributes the virus, thus surrounding.

Mostly children under three years old, most often babies, but adults are also subject to rotavirus infection. Nobody is insured from it, since the virus itself is not amenable to chemical treatment (as, for example, water chlorination) and does not die under the influence of low temperatures.

Symptoms

Without adequate therapy, the disease develops cyclically and within one cycle the following periods are distinguished:

• Incubation – up to 5 days. The infection is currently not manifested, but a person is already its distributor;
• A sharp period – up to 7 days, and with severe disease, and more so;
• Recovery – about 5 days.

Symptoms of rotavirus infection:

• Sharp increase in temperature;
• Nausea and multiple vomiting;
• Diarrhea, which is accompanied by the harmony and abdominal pain;
• Runny nose, redness and throat, pain when swallowing;
• Lack of appetite;
• General physical ailment.

Infection comes from a sick person (so often adults are infected, causing for infected children) or a healthy carrier. The virus penetrates the walls of the small intestinal mucosa, multiplies in its cells and causes their death, while actively stands out with the feces.

The death of the subtystone epithelocytes entails the development of enteritis, the consequence of which the diarrhea becomes, pain in the abdomen, nausea and the refusal of food.

All this in the complex leads to dehydration of the body, that is, a violation of the balance of electrolytes in the blood, and as its consequence – violation of the activity of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Chair on the second or third day of the disease can be gray-yellow and clay – this suggests that the body is exhausted and needs food. That is, it is necessary to introduce gentle powers with small portions or drink fractionally and often in order to prevent serious forms of dehydration.

Rotavirus infection in adults can proceed asymptomatic or with a lubricated pattern: short-term increase in temperature, single liquid chair, no vomiting and loss of appetite and T.NS. But the person is a distributor of infection.

This is important to remember, especially if there are small children in the family.

Among adults, Rotavirus is most dangerous for pregnant women and people with weakened immunity (after chemotherapy, intake of immunosperessants, long-term treatment with antibiotics).

The danger lies in the weakness of the immune system and its resistance to the virus, as well as the possible concomitant bacterial infection. All this can cause not only the heavy form of dehydration, but also various bacterial damage in the internal organs (pneumonia, pleurisy and t.NS.).

Treatment

Treatment of rotavirus infection does not imply any specific events.

Mostly it is a symptomatic impact:

• Relief diarrhea and organism saturation with liquid;
• Decrease in temperature if it exceeds the indicators 38-38.5. At temperatures below these figures, it is not necessary to knock it down – the body thus struggles with the virus. At this point you only need to help immunity with abundant drink;
• Lightweight diet;
• Enzyme preparations for the improvement of digestion;
• Probiotics to restore intestinal microflora.

Diet with a rotavirus infection involves the elimination of dairy (both solid milk and porridge, cooked on it) and fermented milk products. Mistaken to believe that kefirchik will restore the intestine.

In this situation, do not force a child to eat. The exception is breasts – the child will not eat a lot, but the chest is worth offering so that the kid does not dehydrate. Of course, all fatty, fried, smoked and salted dishes are also excluded from the diet.

To feed the child to a sharp period of development of infection: liquid rice porridge on water, kislets and low-fat chicken broth. Feed or pint with small portions, but often.

To restore the water-salt balance, you can breed a bag of regideron or give Humana–electrolyte, But necessarily small portions: if it is a baby, then from pipette or by ? teaspoon if the child is older, then small sips or a teaspoon.

Otherwise, vomiting may occur, and all efforts will be in vain.

Abdominal pain help remove But-shp. It is more convenient for children to give it in a liquid form. That is, buy it in ampoules and, dosing, according to the recommendations of the doctor, give with a seagull or a kissel. In addition, the meteorism that occurs as a concomitant diarrhea phenomenon can also cause pain.

Remove it will help Espumizan, sorbex kid And other sorbents. They will help eliminate the phenomena of intoxication.

The purpose of such specific preparations as enterofuril (prevents the development of bacterial infection), Cerucal (stops vomiting at the level of reflexes), and only the doctor should do the antipyretic.

Since the dosage depends on the age and weight of the child, and some of the drugs can cause side effects or allergic reactions. This is also important to take into account, especially in the treatment of a small child.

Prevention

Once with a rotavirus infection, a person gets persistent immunity. And even if «Catch» infection is reused, its development in the body will not be so heavy.

But, since, the infection may entail heavy dehydration, as well as a concomitant bacterial infection and complications caused by it, in some cases it is advisable to protect it in advance.

Vaccination from rotavirus infection is presented in the pharmaceutical market with two vaccines for oral administration. Both of them contain a weakened virus. Which one is better to choose, your family doctor can recommend.

Also for the prevention of this disease, it is worth remembering how the rotavirus infection is transmitted and distributed – most often it is dirty hands, infected items and food. Therefore, proper treatment of vegetables, fruits and milk will protect you and your family.

Stick to the main rules of hygiene and be healthy!