Children's Diseases PDF
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Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita
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This document details information about childhood illnesses like chickenpox, measles, and scarlet fever. It describes the symptoms, incubation periods, and complications of each condition.
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# Chickenpox (=plané neštovice) - a highly contagious (nakažlivý, přenosný) infectious disease - it usually affects children - Infection spreads through fluids from the airways, such as from coughing and sneezing (kýchnutí) - The incubation period is 14-16 days, and the first sign of disease is a ra...
# Chickenpox (=plané neštovice) - a highly contagious (nakažlivý, přenosný) infectious disease - it usually affects children - Infection spreads through fluids from the airways, such as from coughing and sneezing (kýchnutí) - The incubation period is 14-16 days, and the first sign of disease is a rash - The symptoms are spots on the trunk - the spots become blistery then yellow and form scabs (=strupy, stroupky) # Measles (= spalničky) - It is highly contagious infection of the respiratory system that is caused by a virus. - The incubation period, after the measles virus infects the upper respiratory tract, is about 10 days - this child then has 3 or 4 days of cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash, fever. - the child is usually well after 2 weeks of illness and then has life-long immunity to this disease - complications from measles more commonly occur in children aged younger than 5 and adults older than 20 - serious complications of measles include blindness, inflammation of the brain caused by infection (encephalitis), ear infections, and severe respiratory infections # Scarlet Fever (=spála) - Scarlet fever is an infection with a type of bacteria called Streptococcus, which causes a throat infection and also produces a poison causing the distinctive rash of scarlet fever. - Incubation period is 1 to 5 days - Symptoms are sore throat and vomiting - there are painful swollen glands in the neck, there is no rash on the face but flushed cheeks - the rash disappears within a week. - Antibiotics are usually given for this disease - It is important to keep the child at home and avoid contact with other children - Complications are rare but can include deeper tissue infections, rheumatic fever, and kidney disease.
