The causes of fall diarrhea mainly include epidemic, climatic, external and physical factors. Epidemiological factors: rotavirus to fecal-oral transmission, a few can be transmitted through the respiratory tract, 6 to 24 months of infants and young children with poor immunity, more susceptible to rotavirus infection caused by diarrhea. Seasonal factors: in late summer and early fall, the climate is unstable, and children are susceptible to cold, leading to increased intestinal peristalsis, which leads to diarrhea. External factors: 6 to 24 months of infants and young children immature gastrointestinal development, immune function development is incomplete, easy to occur intestinal diseases leading to diarrhea; at the same time, this stage of infants and young children is a variety of actions to learn, which will increase the chance of contact with the rotavirus or unclean things. Physical factors: autumn diarrhea is also associated with some special physical, such as allergies, malnutrition, anemia.
The prevention of fall diarrhea focuses on four main areas: diet, body composition, hygiene and vaccines.
(1) Dietary prevention: Foods in the fall are prone to bacterial growth, so avoid weaning at this time and try to prolong breastfeeding. Avoid eating cooled food to avoid stimulating intestinal peristalsis.
(2) strengthen the body: in the fall and winter seasons, infants and young children should be dressed to do with the rise and fall of the temperature and increase or decrease, can not be too hot and can not be cooled, to avoid the abdomen at night to be cooled. Usually go outdoors to strengthen physical exercise, improve immunity, avoid going to places where people gather.
(3) Pay attention to the hygiene of goods: pay attention to the disinfection of eating supplies and food hygiene, as well as the hand hygiene of the producer, to reduce the contact with possible pathogens. If someone at home or a child has diarrhea symptoms, you need to strengthen the disinfection of items to avoid cross-infection.
(4) Vaccination: The rotavirus vaccine currently licensed for sale on the market is marketed after large-scale safety trials have verified it. Strictly following the scope and method of vaccine administration can significantly reduce the morbidity rate.