Methods of preventing influenza and ARVI in children
Compliance with the rules and rules of personal hygiene:
- regularly wash the handles with soap for 30 seconds;
- To wipe hands use disposable towels;
- when coughing and sneezing, cover your mouth with your hand or handkerchief;
- try to avoid overheating and hypothermia;
- observe the daily routine: do not overwork mentally and physically, walk in the fresh air and sleep.
Hardening:
- every night, wash your feet with water at room temperature;
- Before taking a shower or a bath, allow the child to walk only in his underwear for 7-8 minutes.
Room cleaning:
- daily air the entire apartment for 10-12 minutes;
- do a daily wet cleaning.
Drug prevention in children with ARVI and influenza
To date, there is a large selection of preventive drugs that strengthen the immune system of the baby, thereby allowing to resist the viruses. The most common drugs for preventing influenza and ARVI in children can be reflected in the following list:
- Aflubin. Drops;
- Arbidol. Pills;
- Anaferon is a child. Pills;
- Kagocel. Pills;
- Amyzonchik. Syrup, etc.
In addition to the above medicines in children, non-specific prevention of influenza and acute respiratory viral infection consists in introducing into the diet of the vitamin complex and Echinacea syrup, as well as lubricating the nasal passages of the Oksolin ointment before going out to crowded places.
Prevention of influenza and SARS in newborns
General rules for caring for children:
- wash hands before communicating with the baby;
- wear a cotton-gauze dressing for symptoms of the disease;
- put cleaned garlic and onions next to the crib;
- wet cleaning and airing to produce every day;
- when walking, avoid a lot of people.
Tempering and outdoor activities:
- before feeding, during the daytime, leave the little girl without clothes for 5 minutes;
- walk in the fresh air at least once a day. (In bad weather, you can replace the walk with a dream on a loggia or balcony).
In addition, the prevention of influenza and SARS in infants also implies the use of immunomodulating drugs, such as Anaferon for children, Aflubin, etc., which can be offered to the baby from a month old.
Summing up, I want to say that in children effective prevention of influenza and ARVI is a set of general measures aimed at strengthening the immune system of the body and protecting the child from the effects of external carriers of the virus. Observing these simple rules, you will protect crumbs from seasonal diseases common during the cold season.
