Recognizing the signs that our baby is being exposed to infectious pneumonia is straightforward. Even as easy as we reverse the hands.
Some toddlers are at risk of contracting an infection is pneumonia. Pneumonia is very attacking in children suffering from malnutrition, no / less breastfed, have birth defects, exposure to air pollution, and exposure to cigarette smoke.
It was submitted by Dr Lindia Setiyawati, Sp.A. (K), lung specialists, when speaking in the seminar participants' Danger Infectious Diseases in Children "held at Scholastic Expo, some time ago.
One way to know the signs of pneumonia infection in children is to calculate the speed of the breath on the baby. If your child aged less than 2 months but took a breather more than 60 times in 1 minute, and there is pull into the bottom of the chest wall, each time to breathe, it is advisable to immediately bring to the doctor to be medically examined. Because your baby is feared contracting pneumonia infection.
It is better to prevent than to treat, so the saying goes. Lots can be done to prevent toddlers are not easily affected by pneumonia. For example, by recognizing the signs of pneumonia which is basically very easy to know. It could also make improvements in infant nutrition, keeping the environment clean, and do not forget immunizations.
Many people think "if it is easily preventable and treatable so why worry?". Make no mistake, according to a survey pneumonia kills one baby every four minutes in all parts of the world. Well, recognize the sign and prevent. Since prevention is better than cure.
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