Children lost their lives due to adenovirus.
Children lost their lives due to adenovirus.
Know What Is Adenovirus: The cases of adenovirus are increasing very fast in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. It is a matter of concern that this virus is taking children in its grip. Because of which more than 40 children have lost their lives in West Bengal within 9 days. Due to this virus, there has been a stir in the health department. All these children were facing difficulty in breathing. Due to this, the treatment of the children was also going on. Now the question arises that what is adenovirus, how it is spreading and what are the symptoms of this disease.
Let us know what is adenovirus
Adenovirus is an icosahedral virus, also known as a virus with double DNA. This virus is of 50 types and causes infection in humans. Adenoviruses live on surfaces, of note is that adenoviruses cause most respiratory illness. Along with this, it can trigger symptoms like pneumonia, bronchitis. Due to this, both mild and severe symptoms are seen in the infected person. It can happen to anyone from children to the elderly, because both of them have weak immune systems and lungs.
Symptoms and causes of adenovirus in children
In children, this infection spreads rapidly due to feces, contaminated water, dirty diapers and dirty hands. Along with this, the virus also spreads through swimming pools, contaminated water and coming in contact with an infected person.
What are the symptoms of Adenovirus?
– Cold
– Fever
– inflammation of the windpipe
– pneumonia
– conjunctivitis
– bladder infection
– meningitis and encephalitis
The thing to note here is that in children with weak immunity, these symptoms can also be severe, due to which children can die.
Follow these tips to make children’s lungs strong: –
Keep children away from polluted places, wear masks while going out. Also, take good care of their diet. Children should be given sufficient amount of water and should be fed healthy things to increase immunity.
Do not smoke around the child at all.
Get the child to do Deep Breathing exercise daily.
Feed the child fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pulses and beans.
Also feed apple, beetroot, greens, pumpkin, turmeric, blueberry and dry fruits etc.
Keep the child as far away from the sick person as possible.
Wash children’s hands every now and then.
