How to Safeguard young children from the Flu?
Children under the age of five, particularly those under two, are more likely to experience severe flu-related complications. The flu forces many more people to visit a doctor, a quick care facility, or the emergency room.
Children who contract the flu may experience the following complications: pneumonia (a condition where the lungs become infected and inflamed), dehydration (when a child loses too much water and salts, frequently because fluid losses exceed fluid intake), deterioration of chronic medical conditions like heart disease or asthma, brain dysfunction, sinus issues, and ear infections. Complications from the flu can occasionally result in death.
Fighting the Sickness
Consider Getting an Immunization
The first and most effective method to prevent the flu is to receive an annual flu shot. There is evidence that the flu vaccine lowers the chance of flu-related illness, hospitalisation, and death in children.
Implement routine preventative measures
As much as you can, keep sick individuals away from you and the child in your care. Avoid contact with others, including the kid you are watching, if you start to feel sick. If feasible, think about finding another carer to take care of the child so you don't make them ill.
Use a tissue to shield your mouth and nostrils when you cough or sneeze. After using the tissue, toss it away and wash your hands.
If your doctor prescribes antiviral medications to treat flu illness, take them.
Both adults and toddlers can get the flu treatment with antiviral medications.
Antiviral medications can shorten the length of a sickness and make it milder. Additionally, they might stop severe flu complications.
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