Causes and symptoms of typhus

Typhus is a feverish condition, on the skin there are small spots on the surface or raised on the surface of the skin. The disease does not cause many dangers, patients, especially children, need to rest, take adequate medicine to recover and leave no complications.

Typhus is an infection caused by human herpes virus 6 or 7. This virus is spread from person to person, through physical contact with a previously infected person, or by sharing personal items with an infected person. infected with the virus that causes typhus. For children in the nursery environment, it is easy to spread the disease because they come into contact with other children who have the virus in their daily activities.
In addition, typhus can also be caused by a number of other causes such as typhus caused by lice, typhus caused by rats, typhus caused by mites in the bushes...

Symptoms and manifestations of typhus usually appear from 1-2 weeks after contracting the disease, sometimes there will be no signs or mild symptoms that make us subjective. Accordingly, the specific symptoms will be:
High fever over 39.4 degrees right after being infected with the virus. Accompanying symptoms such as sore throat, cough, runny nose, last for 3-5 days. In children with typhus, parents may notice swollen lymph nodes in the child's neck. A rash appears, the rash appears to follow the fever. The patient's skin begins to have red, small, or swollen spots, some of which will be surrounded by a white ring. The rash in children will begin to spread from the chest, back, abdomen, to the wrists and arms. It can spread down the legs and up the face, depending on the condition, and usually disappears after a few hours, even a few days without leaving any marks on the baby's skin. Parents also need to pay attention to additional signs to distinguish scarlet fever and peach scarlet fever. Scarlet fever is usually caused by the measles virus, the child will also have a fever, signs of fever decrease when the rash appears. The rash first develops behind the ears, then spreads to the face, then gradually spreads to the chest, abdomen and whole body. The rash is papule, raised to the surface of the skin, when it disappears, it often leaves dark spots on the skin almost like tiger stripes. In addition, children with scarlet fever have symptoms accompanied by watery eyes, runny nose, cough, and red eyes.
Meanwhile, peach scarlet fever usually lasts about 3 days, with the rash appearing first on the face, then spreading down the legs. Rubella caused by the rubella virus is usually thicker and lighter in color than the erythema. Children with scarlet fever have painful swelling in the lymph nodes behind the ear, in the neck, and below the occipital region, which may be accompanied by joint pain.
Some other signs and symptoms of typhus that may appear are discomfort in young children and infants, mild diarrhea, loss of appetite, swollen eyelids...

Properly reduce fever slowly for the child, if the child has a fever from 38oC, give the child an antipyretic drug of the type paracetamol at a dose of 10-15mg/kg body weight, every 4-6 hours. Wipe your child cool with warm enough water Relieves cough and sore throat for children Clears the nose and makes breathing easier for the child Feed the child easily digestible, soft and liquid foods, add enough water for the child with a fever Supplement with vitamin A Maintain hygiene The skin is always clean and dry by bathing the baby clean every day, not abstaining from wind, water, or food. Detecting early signs of serious illness to take the child to the hospital in time Children with typhus who are cared for at home will be instructed to follow-up by appointment every day or every 2 days depending on the child's medical condition. Children are admitted to the hospital when there are signs of: high fever that does not go down after the rash has developed, lethargy, lethargy, lethargy, lethargy, convulsion, rapid breathing, rapid breathing, fatigue, difficulty breathing, rash that does not change. good after 3 days... Typhus is not too dangerous, but we need to detect and know how to treat and care, especially for children with typhus.

If you have unusual symptoms, you should be examined and consulted with a specialist.