Catarrhal angina in children

There are many different types of viral and infectious diseases affecting the throat, but most often, especially in the autumn-winter period, there is a catarrhal angina, when the immune system gives a slack due to weather changes.

Many parents, faced with this problem, are wondering whether catarrhal angina is contagious. If the child is still ill, it needs to be isolated and not taken to educational institutions, since the disease is contagious and therefore, undoubtedly, contagious. The causative agents are most often bacteria (streptococcus, staphylococcus), as well as fungi, viruses, etc., mainly transmitted by airborne droplets. The incubation period lasts from 2 to 4 days.

Symptoms of catarrhal sinus in children

The disease begins suddenly, it may even begin just a few hours after infection. The main symptoms include:

• elevated body temperature to 38.0 ° C;
• malaise, chills, weakness and pain in the muscles;
• headache, dry mouth;
• "Scraping" sensation in the nasopharynx and pain in the throat when swallowing.

Catarrhal angina in children under the age of 3 years is more difficult than in children, the older age, tk. at this age signs of intoxication are more pronounced: high fever, refusal to eat, drowsiness, excessive salivation, in rare cases, convulsions. If we talk about local symptoms, then we can note an increase in the submaxillary lymph nodes, tonsil mucosa is noticeable on the tonsils, edema of the posterior pharyngeal wall.

Treatment of catarrhal sinus in children

In order to make an accurate diagnosis and learn how to treat catarrhal angina, it is necessary at the first symptoms to consult a doctor. An anamnesis for diagnosis is the principal factor for this type of disease, because with not timely or incorrectly selected treatment, catarrhal angina in children is able to pass into the lacunar or follicular degree, as well as lead to other serious complications in the body.

Also, in order to conduct proper treatment, it is necessary to be examined and follow the recommendations of the doctor who will select the drugs. Given the severity of the course of the disease and the results of the tests, the doctor can decide on the use of antibiotics in catarrhal angina, if the results of sowing on staphylococcal bacteria were positive.

When a child is treated not at the inpatient department of the hospital, but at home, then the parents have a great responsibility for complying with all the doctor's recommendations. It is necessary to provide the child with an abundant drink and control the frequency of rinsing and irrigation of the throat, which is a very important point in the fight against this ailment.

If you think that the disease is not serious, and the outbreaks of the tonsils are insignificant - do not neglect treatment. Even if the child looks completely healthy, do not stop taking medicines without the doctor's permission to prevent the development of serious complications.

Since angina is an acute form of an infectious disease, the patient must be placed in a separate room, several times a day, wet cleaning and airing the room, as well as allocate a separate dish, which after use should be poured boiling water. It is necessary to limit contact with the surrounding family members, especially with children, since they are most susceptible to infections.

Measures to prevent disease

To prevent sore throats, timely treatment of foci of infections such as dental caries on the teeth, chronic tonsillitis, inflammatory processes in the nasal sinuses, otitis, adenoids, etc. It is necessary to strengthen immunity, drink vitamins, in places of large concentrations of people use oxolin ointment.