Early detection of symptoms of rotavirus infection

Rotavirus is divided into two major categories of more than 10 group type, the symptoms caused by each type are similar, but the severity of symptoms of a slight distinction. When the body is struck by the rotavirus after 2 ~ 3 days, the body can produce antibodies against the virus. However, there is no crossover between the various types of immunity, that is, when you are-I rotavirus infection, resulting in right-I antibodies to the virus, if more attacks by the I-type virus may not develop the disease, but if by the Ⅱ-type viruses will still be disease.

The main symptoms of rotavirus infection is diarrhea. In our country mostly occurs in 10 to 12 months, in 3 ~ May also has a small incidence peak. When rotavirus infection in infants and young children are, after an incubation period of 1 to 3 days began to disease. The main symptoms of early vomiting, and body temperature in between 38 ℃ ~ 39 ℃, followed by diarrhea, stool 10 times per day about the individual child up to 20 times. Early may have stool, after several diarrhea, the stool was watery, or thin rice soup-like, no amount of sepsis and more. Because a large number of children with dehydration, dehydration occurs very quickly appeared apathetic, indifferent expression, lethargy, looking pale, anterior fontanel, and retro-orbital subsidence, skin relaxation, Nieqi not immediately after the exhibition level, oliguria, dirty mouth mucosa drying and other symptoms, if not promptly correct the dehydration can often lead to death.

A doctor or experienced parents according to season, water samples ambassadors, non-sepsis and other characteristics, make the correct diagnosis is not difficult, the key to adequate availability of correct and timely treatment. At present, there is no effect of drugs to kill rotavirus. The correct treatment is to quickly correct the child’s dehydration, acidosis. For mild symptoms of the child oral rehydration methods can be used to correct the symptoms and focus on some of the kids need intravenous fluids. In recent years, interferon (IFN) has also been used to treat rotavirus infection, can inhibit the propagation of the virus in the human body, thus relieving the symptoms and shorten the course of the disease.