Be alert! This infectious disease has entered a period of high incidence! Many people have been diagnosed.

Recently,

Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a reminder:

Fever, sore throat, rash

Beware of scarlet fever

China CDC also issued a reminder:

Scarlet fever enters the high season.

Recently, on social media,

Many netizens posted that,

The child is infected with scarlet fever.

Some netizens said that the child’s body temperature exceeded 39 C.

Many parents also left a message in the comment area, saying that with this disease, "children suffer a lot."

What is scarlet fever?

Scarlet Fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by GroupA Streptococcus (GAS) infection, which can cause tonsillitis, angina and other upper respiratory infectious diseases in children. Its complications, rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis, seriously endanger the health of teenagers, and it is a legal Class B infectious disease in China. Scarlet fever, there is no vaccine to prevent at present.

Scarlet fever can occur all year round, with the peak in spring and winter. May-June is the peak season in spring, and November to January is the peak season in winter.

Cough and sneezing can spread it.

Patients and asymptomatic carriers are the main sources of infection.

1. droplet propagation

The main route of transmission is droplet transmission, such as coughing and sneezing.

2. Spread of contaminated appliances

Accidental contact with utensils contaminated by bacteria may also be infected.

Children aged 2-10 are susceptible to infection.

The population is generally susceptible, and kindergarten children and primary school students are the main groups. Strong immunity can be obtained after infection, and it is less likely to be infected with the same serotype pathogen again.

The incubation period is 1-12 days, mostly 2-5 days.

The early symptoms of scarlet fever are atypical, mainly fever and sore throat. After 2~3 days of fever, the following typical manifestations will appear:

1. Diffuse needle-tip-sized rash all over the body, which fades and itches slightly.

The child starts to break out within 24 hours after fever, from behind the ear and neck, and then quickly spreads to trunk and limbs;

A typical rash is evenly distributed on the skin, which fades when pressed, accompanied by itching, and the skin will desquamate after fading.

2. strawberry tongue

Let the child open his mouth wide, focusing on whether the child’s tongue is like strawberry or bayberry;

Observe the child’s tonsils, whether there is tonsil inflammation, congestion or purulent exudation.

3. Flushed face and pale mouth.

The child’s face is bloodshot, but the lip is not as obvious as the face, and the lip looks like a white circle.

Most of the symptoms of scarlet fever are mild, but a small part can cause damage to the heart, kidneys and joints!

How to prevent it?

At present, there is no vaccine to prevent scarlet fever, and it can also be effectively prevented by doing the following.

Manage the source of infection

If the child is diagnosed with scarlet fever, he should avoid going to school, seek medical treatment in time, and return to school after illness;

Appliances contaminated by patients can be boiled and disinfected. Furniture desks should be scrubbed and disinfected with soapy water or disinfectant. Items that cannot be scrubbed can be exposed to the sun for 1~2 hours.

Cut off the route of transmission

Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash your hands frequently and ventilate indoors frequently.

During the period of high incidence of scarlet fever, try to reduce taking children to crowded and poorly ventilated places, such as wearing masks as much as possible.

Improve children’s immunity

Appropriate outdoor exercise, a balanced diet and adequate sleep can all improve immunity.

Enter the high incidence period, please take precautions.

Forward reminder!

Source: Beijing Daily

(Transferred from: Workers Daily)

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