[Vinmec - Q&A with experts] Topic 02: Children's health in hot season

Prolonged hot sun causes a huge difference in temperature and humidity in the room - outside. This is also a favorable environment for viruses and bacteria to grow. Along with the weather, common cooling habits such as opening a large fan, leaving the air conditioner at a low temperature or eating ice cream and drinking cold water are also the premise leading to respiratory diseases and some diseases such as diarrhea, fever, hand foot mouth... in children.

Diarrhea : Summer is the time of outbreak and diarrhea in young children. Part of the reason is due to hot weather, easily spoiled food, and a polluted environment that spreads diarrheal pathogens.
Food poisoning: Common symptoms when children are poisoned are intermittent abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, sometimes high fever. Severe and prolonged symptoms can lead to dehydration, electrolyte disturbances and even death if the gastrointestinal infection is severe.
Viral fever: Summer is also the time when children are susceptible to viral infections, leading to fever, rash, fussiness, vomiting, difficulty eating... Some dangerous viruses can cause viral infections. harmful to children that parents need to pay attention to proactively prevent with vaccines to prevent infectious diseases such as influenza virus, measles, chickenpox, mumps, rubella...

Hand, foot and mouth disease: The disease usually occurs in children under 5 years old, especially in the group of children under 3 years old, the ability to spread is very high, causing many worries for families with young children. The disease is particularly related to personal and environmental hygiene. Hand, foot and mouth becomes more dangerous if neurological complications such as tremors, convulsions, convulsions, panic, lethargy, etc., if children experience these symptoms, parents should take the child to the hospital. for prompt treatment.
Meningitis : Meningitis caused by Hib bacteria is mainly transmitted from person to person through the respiratory tract. When infected, the incubation period is usually less than 10 days. The disease has a high mortality rate and usually occurs within the first days.
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a brain infection caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Symptoms of Japanese encephalitis in young children can include headache, vomiting, fever, and convulsions and can occur between 5 and 15 days after infection.

In order to help parents properly assess the medical condition and give appropriate child care advice, Vinmec organizes the program [Q&A with experts] Session 02 with the content:
Topic: Seasonal children's health hot. Time: 15h - 17h on 24/07/2019. Format: Direct Q&A on Vinmec.com website (Customers send questions, doctors directly answer). List of participating doctors to answer:
CKII Doctor Tran Thi Linh Chi: Doctor Linh Chi has worked in pediatrics for more than 15 years. Currently Head of Pediatrics - Neonatology Department of Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital. Master, Doctor Nguyen Thi An: Experienced specialist in the field of Pediatrics, currently working at the Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital. Master, Doctor Ngo Thi Oanh: Over 10 years working in the field of Pediatrics. Proficiently performing examination, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory, digestive, urological diseases, pediatric nutrition, currently working at the Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital. Doctor CKI Bui Thi Ha: Over 11 years working in the field of Pediatrics - Neonatology; proficiently perform basic pediatric techniques and advanced, specialized and modern techniques such as mechanical ventilation, longline, blood exchange, invasive arterial blood pressure measurement.. Currently, the doctor is a pediatrician. - Neonatal, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital. Doctor Duong Van Sy: Has 09 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics with strengths in examination, consultation and treatment of diseases in children; Emergency resuscitation, anti-poisoning for infants and children, .. and is currently a resident doctor of Pediatrics - Neonatology Department of Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.