Epidemic parotitis, popularly knownas a mumps, is one of the most common childhood diseases. How does the baby's mumps appear? Symptoms of this disease, as a rule, can be observed in children aged 3-5 to 10-12 years. Babies who are less than a year have practically no chance of getting sick, because they are protected by congenital immunity.
The most revealing feature can be consideredthe formation of swelling in the salivary gland around the ears. Sometimes this symptom appears on both sides, but more often - with only one. Because of this swelling and swelling, it becomes painful for the baby to chew and open his mouth wide. To the touch, the formations have a doughy consistency, can be painful, but the skin over them is not affected. So the mole begins in the child.
Symptoms that may occur in the future,- this is a deterioration of health, the emergence of headaches and discomfort in the abdomen. They are related to the fact that the place where the duct of the salivary gland flows and swells.
Some patients are affected, in addition to allother, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands (i.e., dough-like formations also occur in the region of the lower jaw and chin). They are rather painful. On the 4th-5th day of the course of the disease, the glands increase most strongly, and then gradually, by the 10th day, the swelling decreases in size.
The current of saliva needed to cleanse teeth and mouthfrom plaque and saturation of the teeth of the baby with mineral substances, is broken. As a result, the risk of caries development, the appearance of gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) is significantly increased. Mumps in a child, the symptoms of which we are considering in this article, can also be accompanied by infectious stomatitis. This, again, is associated with a violation of the antibacterial function of saliva.
Treatment of the simplest form of the disease, whenOnly salivary glands are affected, carried out at home. The child should be isolated from others, regularly ventilate the room and carry out a wet cleaning. It is advisable to comply with bed rest. Inflamed glands should always be warm. Experts advise to alternate oil compresses with half-alcohol. Think about and the moments associated with nutrition: it is better to give the baby a wipe, semi-liquid and liquid food, avoid sharp and spicy foods. You should drink as much liquid as possible: warm boiled water, herbal decoctions, teas and juices. It will be useful to rinse the mouth with a solution of baking soda, which will reduce the activity of viruses.
In more complex forms of the disease, specialist intervention is required, which will be able to determine what the complications are caused, and to prescribe the appropriate treatment.
Pig - a disease in children that occursvery often - should not cause the parents a strong excitement. Observe all the recommendations of pediatricians - and in 10-12 days your child will be on the mend!
