Regarding Norovirus, rehydration is crucial for acute diarrhea!

In order to guide all localities in providing medical treatment for infectious diseases such as influenza and norovirus infection, the National Health Commission organized a national video conference on the medical treatment of influenza and norovirus infection, carried out clinical treatment training for medical institutions and medical personnel at all levels, and made arrangements for the current medical treatment of influenza and norovirus infection.

The meeting required all localities to attach great importance to the medical treatment of influenza and norovirus infection, coordinate medical resources, and fully and effectively equip relevant hospital departments. Emergency departments, fever clinics, and intestinal clinics should strengthen emergency duty and arrange for experienced senior doctors to see patients. They should also insist on moving the checkpoints forward, strengthen the early warning of severe cases, pay attention to high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, and patients with underlying diseases, and do a good job in medical treatment. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen popular science and health education, guide the public to correctly understand the relevant disease knowledge, and improve the awareness of prevention and early diagnosis and treatment.

Children who have received the COVID-19 vaccine

You may also be infected with the influenza virus

Winter and spring are the peak seasons for influenza, but this year's influenza epidemic has attracted much attention. Qin Qiang, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Diseases of Beijing Children's Hospital, said that influenza, as a respiratory infectious disease, requires three elements: source of infection, route of transmission, and susceptible population. In the past three years, most people have developed hygienic habits such as wearing masks, and the incidence of respiratory diseases such as influenza has dropped significantly, resulting in a relatively low level of antibodies to specific pathogens such as influenza viruses in the population, and more susceptible people than before, which objectively increases the risk of influenza transmission.

Qin Qiang introduced that the symptoms of influenza A in children currently seeking treatment are mainly fever, cough, sore throat, etc., which are similar to the symptoms of previous influenza. Children who have been infected with the new coronavirus or vaccinated with the new coronavirus may also be infected with the influenza virus. "The symptoms of influenza and new coronavirus infection are similar, but the antibodies produced by the body against these two viruses are different, so the antibodies produced after infection with the new coronavirus cannot prevent influenza."

△In the fever and cough clinic of Beijing Children's Hospital, sick children and their parents are waiting for treatment.

Children are more susceptible to norovirus infection

Parents can prepare medicines for acute diarrhea and dehydration

Recently, children are also susceptible to Norovirus, which can cause diarrhea and other symptoms. Mei Tianlu, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Beijing Children's Hospital, said that parents can prepare some medicines for acute diarrhea and dehydration. "You can prepare oral rehydration salts or learn how to prepare salt rice soup. Add 1.75 grams of salt to 500 ml of rice soup and let the child drink it in small amounts and multiple times. Even some sports drinks containing electrolytes can help children replenish fluids."

If the child has strong symptoms and cannot accept oral rehydration, or has blood in vomitus or a high fever, it is recommended to seek medical attention. For children with gastrointestinal discomfort, high-fat and high-sugar foods and drinks should be avoided, but the diet should not be restricted.

Mei Tianlu reminded that plastic gloves should be worn when handling vomit and excrement of people infected with the Norovirus. Relevant supplies can be disinfected by soaking in chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 minutes. Parents also need to pay attention to the infectiousness of their children after their symptoms improve. "Another reason why the Norovirus is highly contagious is that it takes a long time to detoxify. People will still excrete the virus 2 to 3 days after the symptoms disappear, and they are still contagious at that time."

Beijing Municipal Health Commission also reminded citizens to strengthen personal protection, insist on wearing masks, washing hands frequently, ventilating frequently, maintaining social distance, paying attention to coughing etiquette, etc.; change clothes in time after going out and returning home; when at home, ventilate 2 to 3 times a day, and do daily environmental cleaning and disinfection; use symptomatic medications under the guidance of a doctor, and do not blindly hoard medicines; in case of serious conditions such as persistent high fever, severe cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, severe headache or obvious chest pain, seek medical attention in time.