Prevention and treatment of pediatric rotavirus diarrhea There is no specific medicine for rotavirus diarrhea, but generally symptomatic treatment to correct the child’s dehydration and acidosis. For children with mild diarrhea symptoms, oral rehydration can be corrected by using oral rehydration salts, commonly recommended by the World Health Organization, with the following formula: sodium chloride 3.5 g, sodium bicarbonate 2.5 g, potassium hydride 1.5 g, glucose 20 g and water 1000 ml, which can be used as water for children. Children with more severe symptoms can be treated with intravenous fluids to correct dehydration and acidosis, along with oral administration of pansentine. In recent years, interferon (IFN) has also been used to treat rotavirus infections. This medicine can inhibit the reproduction of the virus in the body, thus reducing symptoms and shortening the course of the disease. If a newborn has fall diarrhea, he should continue to be breastfed, as about 90% of breast milk contains anti-rotavirus antibodies, which can reduce symptoms or shorten the course of the disease after the child eats. The rotavirus has a distinct seasonal nature and is particularly active in temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius. Some patients may have fever, cough, sore throat and other cold symptoms, and some may have several bowel movements per day, accompanied by vomiting and abdominal pain, which can easily be misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal flu. However, once dehydration occurs, attention should be drawn to it. Reminder: Drinking milk can prolong diarrhea After rotavirus enters the body, it mainly infects the epithelial cells of the small intestine, which causes cell damage and diarrhea. At the same time, the small intestine velvet hair that can help the body digestion make damage broken, the small intestine can not absorb the body’s water, nutrients, feces eliminated from the body into watery. Some patients become dehydrated after having diarrhea 10 or 20 times a day during the rotavirus detoxification period, which can be further life-threatening if the diarrhea is not stopped. In addition, complications of intussusception and tamponade in individual patients have been observed in recent years. It takes a week for the small intestinal villi to repair, and before that time, children who drink formula, breast milk, milk, or sucrose-based foods may also have prolonged diarrhea. Early detection The symptoms of rotavirus infection are divided into two categories and more than ten groups, each of which causes similar symptoms, only slightly more severe. When the body is attacked by rotavirus 2 to 3 days after the body can produce antibodies against this virus. However, there is no cross-immunity between the various types, which means that if you are infected with rotavirus type I and develop antibodies against the type I virus, you may not develop the disease if you are attacked by the type I virus again, but you will still develop the disease if you are attacked by the type II virus. The main symptom of rotavirus infection is diarrhea. In China, it occurs mostly in October to December, and there is a small peak in March to May. When infants and children are infected with rotavirus, the disease starts after an incubation period of 1 to 3 days. The main symptoms in the early stage are vomiting, body temperature between 38℃~39℃, followed by diarrhea, with stools around 10 times a day, and up to 20 times for individual children. In the early stage, there can be feces, and after several times of diarrhea, the stool is watery or thin rice soup-like, without pus and blood and in large amount. As the child loses a lot of water, dehydration quickly occurs, with symptoms such as depression, indifferent expression, drowsiness, pallor, sunken front chimney door and eye sockets, loose skin that cannot be flattened immediately after pinching, little urine, and dry mucous membrane of the mouth. It is not difficult for doctors or experienced parents to make a correct diagnosis according to the season, watery ambassador, no pus and blood and other characteristics, but the key foot can get correct and timely treatment. At present, there is no specific medicine to kill rotavirus. The correct treatment is to correct the child’s dehydration and acidosis as soon as possible. For children with mild symptoms, oral rehydration can be used to correct the problem, while children with more severe symptoms will require intravenous fluids. In recent years, interferon (IFN) has also been used to treat rotavirus infections, which can inhibit the reproduction of the virus in the body, thereby reducing symptoms and shortening the course of the disease. Parents should note that babies with diarrhea have poor spleen and stomach function and lose a lot of water, so they should supplement their diet with light, easily digestible foods and hydrate their babies. Parents can use some Chinese herbal medicines with the function of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and eliminating stagnation to make a medicinal porridge for nourishment. Parents need to be more aware of prevention and be especially careful in caring for their children and paying attention to keeping them warm. For some infants, mothers should avoid adjusting the diet of their infants during periods of climate change, such as suddenly weaning the child or suddenly switching the child to porridge, to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort. It is also important not to take the child to crowded areas and to keep the room properly ventilated. If you have a family member with a cold, make sure to keep your child away from it. Rotavirus is mainly airborne, so it is important to maintain a ventilated environment to isolate the virus. Experts point out that parents should take their children less often to public places with lots of people and dirty air, and some parents have also reported that their children had diarrhea after taking them to the supermarket.