Child Health and Diseases Specialist Dr. stated that with the opening of schools, children spend more time in closed and crowded environments. Cansu Yılmaz said that hygiene and vaccination are very important.
Child Health and Diseases Specialist Dr. pointed out that children get sick more frequently in the autumn season, when cold weather gradually increases. Cansu Yılmaz, “Common diseases in children, acute respiratory infections, cold, flu, middle ear canal infection, external ear canal infection, sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, croup, pneumonia, rotavirus diarrhea, hand, foot and mouth disease, urine tract infections. The most common infectious diseases seen in schools are childhood diseases with rash, influenza, rarely meningitis, hepatitis A (jaundice) and parasitic infections. In order to be protected from infections that we frequently see in school age, it is necessary to get all vaccinations, wash hands, eat adequately and regularly, drink liquids, pay attention to sleep hours, wear clothes appropriate for the season, and exercise regularly. "Especially families and teachers should be very careful about hygiene," he said. should not be sent to school. Cold and flu are most common during school years and are accompanied by cough, fever and fatigue. Flu vaccine is given starting from the 6th month. Hepatitis A (jaundice) can be transmitted after ingesting food contaminated with feces. "It is possible to be protected by vaccination and washing and eating foods," he said.
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