The winter weather is cold and dry, and there are outbreaks of influenza in children across the country. Babies are crying and upset when they catch the flu, and parents are anxious and angry along with them. Today we are here to spread the knowledge about flu, so please do your best to prevent your baby from catching the flu. What is influenza? Influenza, known as influenza, is an acute respiratory tract infection caused by a highly mutable influenza virus that is highly contagious. The virus is divided into three types, A (A), B (B) and C (C), according to the antigenicity of the nucleoprotein (NP) and matrix protein (MP) inside the virus. The A virus is the most susceptible to mutation and highly contagious, and the influenza season is high from November to March each year, with an incubation period of 1-3 days and a herd epidemic. Influenza viruses are transmitted mainly through airborne droplets, which means that sick people can infect normal people if they cough, sneeze, talk about discharges and droplets. Symptoms of Influenza Influenza has an acute onset, with severe systemic symptoms but mild inhalation symptoms. It starts with chills, fever, body temperature can be as high as 39℃~40℃, headache, dry throat, sore throat, body aches, and weakness. Influenza is an infectious disease of the whistle that poses a serious health risk. Treatment of influenza Oral oseltamivir is still the drug of choice for the treatment of seasonal influenza in children. It is recommended to treat your baby with the drug under the guidance of your doctor and not to buy oseltamivir for your baby without your permission. According to the US FDA approval, oseltamivir is used for the treatment and prevention of influenza in children over 1 year of age (14 d newborns are used for treatment only), and can also be used for the prevention of influenza in adolescents and adults over 13 years of age. Our instructions are more cautious relative to the treatment of newborns and can be used for the treatment of influenza A and B in children 1 year of age and older; and for the prevention of influenza A and B in children 13 years of age and older. Oseltamivir is a prescription drug that only targets influenza viruses and is not effective for the common cold, nor for other viruses such as herpes virus, EBV, coronavirus, adenovirus, rhinovirus, etc. It should not be used or abused indiscriminately. In addition to the application of oseltamivir, symptomatic support treatment is also crucial. How to take care of children who have been infected with influenza at home? 1. Get enough rest, drink plenty of water, and eat a light, easy-to-digest and nutritious diet. 2.Follow the doctor’s instructions and take the medication on time. 3, close observation of changes in the child’s condition, the child’s condition appears persistently high fever, inhalation difficulties, severe vomiting and other changes, should promptly seek medical attention. 4.When parents take their children with influenza to the hospital, they should protect both their children with influenza and themselves (such as wearing a mask) to avoid cross-infection. 5.Children with influenza should rest at home according to the doctor’s recommendation and should not go to school temporarily; school should not resume until 48 hours after the body temperature has returned to normal and other flu-like symptoms have disappeared. 6.All family members should pay attention to personal hygiene and personal protection when in close contact with children with influenza, and wear a mask when in close contact with children with influenza; after direct contact with children with influenza, or after handling objects used by children with influenza, or after contact with whistle secretions, they should wash their hands with detergent or use disinfectant. 7.When there are two children in the family and one of them is infected with influenza, one family member should take care of the affected child and pay attention to strengthen personal protection as much as possible, and wear a mask when in close contact with the patient; other family members should try to reduce contact with the child with influenza, especially the child who is not infected with influenza, and try to reduce contact with the affected child. The difference between influenza and common cold How to prevent influenza? 1.Keep indoor air fresh; 2.Open windows frequently (at least 2 times a day); 3.Let your baby drink more water, wash hands regularly and maintain hygiene; 4.Ensure sufficient sleep; 5.Eat nutritious light liquid food and fruits and vegetables rich in multivitamins; 6.Avoid going to crowded public places as much as possible; 7.If you must go out, make sure to put a mask on your child; 8.Get a timely Flu vaccine. About the flu vaccine Why is it recommended for children to get the flu vaccine? Children are young, their immune function is relatively low, and they are susceptible to influenza infection. Influenza in children can easily induce a variety of serious complications, such as pneumonia, myocarditis, otitis media, meningitis, etc., and is relatively insidious, especially among infants and children is not easy to detect, and untimely treatment may leave after-effects. According to relevant statistics, the morbidity rate of preschool children during influenza epidemics can exceed 40%, and children at high risk of influenza are 4-21 times more likely to be hospitalized for acute whistling disease than children in the same age group. Therefore, before the onset of the flu season, parents are advised to get their children vaccinated, especially kindergarten and school-age children living in groups (except for those with contraindications). The flu vaccine increases antibodies in the body by an average of more than four times and has been recognized by the international medical community as the most effective weapon against influenza. How effective is the influenza vaccine? Foreign studies have shown that the effectiveness of influenza vaccination for children aged 1-15 years is 77%-91%. Is it safe to receive the flu vaccine? The influenza vaccine is very safe for people who have no contraindications to vaccination. There have been no reports of serious side effects and the incidence of local reactions to vaccination has been low in the past 30 years of use in Japan and abroad. What is the difference between domestic and imported vaccines? The difference in price lies in the different production processes and production procedures between the imported and domestic vaccines, resulting in different production costs, and people can choose to use them according to their own affordability.