When my child has pneumonia
Although the vaccines that are constantly circulating strengthen the protective shield, our children still often fall ill with infectious diseases.
Many threatening diseases that were due to microbes or viruses have almost disappeared, but some remain and not infrequently affect children in the immediate or wider environment. One of these is pneumonia.
The definition of pneumonia varies, so the clinical picture of the disease varies. It can be serious, requiring hospitalization in a Hospital and with threatening complications, it can be mild, even autoimmune. Blood tests or a chest X-ray may be required.
To treat the disease, when our child is infected, an antibiotic is administered. Fortunately, a doctor’s opinion is always necessary now and the prescription is an act that is done with his approval. Sometimes hospitalization is required. The outcome is always good.
However, prevention is better than cure. So, vaccines! Your pediatrician will guide you. But also daily preventive measures. As far as possible, the child who transmits stays home so that other children do not get sick with the same germ or virus. We do not give preventive antibiotics.
In short, pneumonia in children is a common disease but it is not life-threatening. It needs to be evaluated by the pediatrician and, if indicated, treated with antibiotics.
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