The biggest danger for school-going children is transmitted diseases. Due to the cold weather conditions, flu and upper respiratory tract infections are spreading rapidly among children. Medicana Konya Hospital Child Health and Diseases Specialist Dr. Zeynel Abidin Taşbaş reminded that schools and nurseries, where ventilation is low and hygienic conditions are not fully provided, create an ideal environment for infectious diseases in children, and that children's close contact with each other at school causes diseases to spread easily, and gave information about flu and other diseases transmitted at school.
When it comes to diseases transmitted at school, flu infections that cause colds come first. Flu is a disease that is transmitted through breathing and is accompanied by fever, cough, weakness and malaise. It can be prevented by not sending sick children to school and by ventilating closed areas at appropriate times.
Hand cleaning is very important for diseases transmitted at school
Flu infections can only be transmitted through breathing and air. It can also be transmitted manually. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to hand cleaning. The primary preventive measures against diseases transmitted at school are washing hands with soap after using the toilet, not eating openly sold foods, and washing vegetables and fruits very well.
Sick children should not be sent to school
In order to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted at school, children diagnosed with infectious diseases should not be sent to school for the period recommended by the doctor. Additionally, if your child develops any illness, school authorities should be informed of this situation. Other children close to the patient can be followed and precautions can be taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
Ways to protect against diseases transmitted at school
•Frequent hand washing is the best way to protect yourself from diseases at home and at school. is the simplest and most effective way.
•Prevent them from sharing water bottles, food or other personal items. The same goes for hats and beanies. If your child shares his pens, markers or other items, ask him to keep them away from his mouth. • Advise him to stay away from sick people. Sitting next to or Explain that the disease in the friend he plays with may be passed on to him.
•Wipes should be consumed for single use. Teach him to cover his mouth and nose when he coughs or sneezes. Give him a pack of tissues to keep in his bag or desk.
•Plenty of fruits, vegetables and water should be consumed.
•You should be careful to sleep regularly.
•The child's clothes should be chosen according to seasonal norms.
•Your child should not have any missing vaccinations.
Diseases Transmitted at School and Ways of Prevention
Vaccinations are routinely administered by the Ministry of Health for measles, rubella and mumps, which are among the rash diseases transmitted at schools. Chickenpox, which is an important disease transmitted at school, is the most contagious viral infection. However, protection against the disease can be achieved with timely vaccination.
Jaundice, that is, hepatitis, has an important place among the diseases transmitted in schools. Type A jaundice, which is transmitted orally through food contaminated with diseased feces, is especially common in school children. Although food and hand cleaning are the primary ways to protect against jaundice, vaccination must be done to be 100% protected. Hepatitis A has been included in the vaccination calendar by the Ministry of Health, but school children who are missing hepatitis A vaccine must be vaccinated in two doses, 6 months apart. Diseases such as scabies and lice are also among the important problems faced by school children. In order to prevent these diseases, children must be ensured to comply with personal hygiene conditions, and patients must be identified and treated.
Intestinal worms (parasites) can also be seen in children if adequate attention is not paid to toilet and hand cleaning. Open sale of unsuitable foods also causes intestinal worms to spread. Children with intestinal worms experience symptoms such as nose itching, water flowing from the mouth to the pillow, itching in the anus, occasional abdominal pain, inability to gain weight, and loss of appetite.
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