Rotavirus diarrhea is a kind of enteritis caused by rotavirus, which mainly affects infants aged 6~24 months. It is mainly transmitted through feces. If children's milk utensils or food are not clean, or children have the habit of eating without washing their hands and biting their fingers, it is easy for children to be infected with rotavirus, leading to diarrhea. After children are infected with rotavirus, they often have cold symptoms at first, such as fever, runny nose, sneezing and stuffy nose. At this time, parents will mistakenly think that the child has a cold and take cold medicine. But then the child will have fever, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, and gradually increase, stool is water-like or egg drop soup-like, ranging from 3 ~ 10 times a day. Because of vomiting and diarrhea, children will have symptoms of dehydration, such as decreased urine output, little or no tears when crying, dry skin and mucous membrane, fontanel, sunken eyes and so on.

Guiding opinions:

Rotavirus diarrhea is a self-limiting disease with a natural course of 3-8 days, with an average of about 5 days. Because it is caused by virus, antibiotics are generally not needed, so liquid therapy should be applied reasonably, and microecological agents and mucosal protective agents should be selected. For children with mild illness, no dehydration symptoms or mild dehydration symptoms, parents can treat their children with smecta (montmorillonite powder) and oral rehydration salts, both of which are relatively easy to buy in pharmacies. However, for children with severe dehydration symptoms, they should go to the hospital for intravenous rehydration treatment in time. Traditional Chinese medicine also has a good clinical effect. Many clinical studies have reported that Chinese medicine is superior to smecta in improving symptoms and shortening the course of disease.

To prevent rotavirus diarrhea, it is mainly to prevent "disease from entering the mouth" and advocate breastfeeding. Pay attention to the cleanliness and freshness of food when artificially feeding, don't give your baby food and water that have been stored for too long, and try to eat less raw food. Babies' milk utensils and toys should be disinfected frequently. After work, parents should wash their hands and change clothes before approaching the baby. In addition, keep the room ventilated and avoid taking the baby to crowded places. Before the autumn diarrhea epidemic season comes, it is a good way to prevent autumn diarrhea by inoculating rotavirus live vaccine from July to September every year, and the disease prevention rate can reach more than 75%.