Recently high! No vaccine! Pay attention to these symptoms →
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Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a reminder:
Fever, sore throat, rash
Watch out for scarlet fever!
May 24 th
China CDC also issued a reminder:
Scarlet fever enters the high season!
What is scarlet fever?
The disease control department reminded that it is necessary to focus on the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as scarlet fever in the near future. Scarlet fever is a legal class B infectious disease in China, and there is no vaccine to prevent it at present.
Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by group A β hemolytic streptococcus 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 adolescents.
Cough and sneezing can spread it.
Patients and asymptomatic carriers are the main sources of infection.
droplet transmission
The route of transmission is mainly droplet transmission, such as coughing and sneezing.
Spread of contaminated equipment
Accidental contact with utensils contaminated by bacteria can also be infected.
Children aged 2~10 years old are easily infected!
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.
Incubation period: 1~12 days, mostly 2~5 days.
Clinical manifestations of scarlet fever
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, starting from behind the ear and neck, and then quickly spreading to trunk and limbs;
A typical rash is evenly distributed on the skin, faded by pressure, 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!
Image source: Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
How to prevent it?
At present, there is no vaccine to prevent scarlet fever, and the following can also be effectively prevented:
Step 1 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 he is ill;
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.
2. 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 places with dense crowds and poor ventilation, such as wearing masks as much as possible.
3. Improve children’s immunity
Proper outdoor exercise, a balanced diet and adequate sleep can all improve immunity!
Scarlet fever enters the high season.
Do a good job of self-prevention
In case of suspicious scarlet fever symptoms.
Seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Forward! Spread! Remind more people!
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Source: China CDC, Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CCTV News Client, Popular Science China.
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