The high number of children who suffered from edema Lampung hungry become serious government attention. Of course this is not only government’s responsibility, but also required the role of the parents and the community. Hunger edema caused the child’s body resistance is very weak, especially under the age of five years.
Various diseases can attack, and general edema children’s hunger is attacked by pneumococcal bacteria – one of the causes of meningitis (meningitis brain) most severe. As parents, you should know the prevention and early symptoms of meningitis this early.
Dangerous diseases, including meningitis is difficult because the mind does not have any specific symptoms. Meningitis disease are often deceive parents. This is because the symptoms are usually flu-like symptoms, even muntaber.
Symptoms of meningitis in infants include fever, cramps on the cervix, fussy / restless, hard to eat, crying constantly, is weak, the intensity of interaction decreases, and the crown stand out. While the children form a high fever, convulsions in the cervix, headache, nausea, confusion (disorientation), does not dispose of urine during the 4 – 6 hours, do not like bright light, diarrhea, and rash in body.
Can someone fell ill was suspected to be meningitis if history has pneumonia or ear infections. In some cases, samples of brain fluid is needed to diagnose meningitis. On healthy people, the brain appears to clear liquids. While people with pneumococcal meningitis in the fluid color looks muddy and laboratory tests indicate a lot of bacteria and the number of white blood cell that excess.
People with meningitis should receive antibiotics as soon as possible. Treatment is generally carried out during 10 – 14 days. Length of treatment is considered necessary to prevent complications or prevent the infection coming back. In the cases that are considered serious, required intensive care in the UGD and the availability of air ventilation for respiratory assist.
When you feel a child looks symptoms of meningitis, should flee in consultation with the medical specialist. “Appropriate action as soon as possible is the key for healing. So do not delay,” said Keneth Wener, MD, a doctor from the division of disease infection, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, United States.
According to him, if not treated appropriately and quickly, this disease is fatal risk to the child. When the recovery area, which caused no little children on the disability, for example, the paralyzed, deaf, epilepsy, and mental disturbances.
Prevention
1. Give exclusive breastfeeding. You should provide a small exclusive breastfeeding in the womb there are a number of benefits to the child’s immunity.
2. Vaccination. B Hib vaccination Give your baby the age of 2 months time. Although relatively expensive, this will be useful as a shield against children affected by meningitis to 97%.
3. Healthy lifestyles. routine have healthy lifestyles, including home and keep the surrounding environment. Crowded house (not ventilated) and a gross factor triggered breed virus causes bacterial meningitis.
4. Know symptoms meningitis. When children with symptoms of high fever, flu-like symptoms but accompanied by convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea etc.. immediately consult with a medical specialist.
5. Opname. When you have a positive meningitis, the best option is let the children be treated optimally in the hospital because the disease is contagious.
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