Influenza Symptoms in Children

Almost all young mothers, first encountering a child's disease, do not know what to do, and how to behave. But it is very important to know and be able to determine the signs of influenza, which in children is quite common.

How to recognize the flu in a child?

This disease refers to viral infections. This explains the fact that the disease develops quite rapidly, against the background of well-being. So, in the morning the child can be very active, and his behavior will not cause the mother any suspicions, and in the evening the baby can "knock" off his feet. Then the mothers and think about what signs allow you to say that the baby has the flu.

Older children start complaining of a feeling of cold, headache, weakness, pain in the body, lethargy at the onset of a viral illness. After, literally 1-3 hours, the temperature rises to 38-39 degrees. These first signs of influenza, catching up on moms fear and they do not know what to do. In such cases it is necessary to provide bed rest, plenty of drink and call a doctor at home.

How to identify influenza in infants?

It is much more difficult to determine the first symptoms of influenza in an infant. As a rule, with the advent of the first symptoms the baby becomes sharply restless. At the same time, quite often he begins to give up his chest, and after feeding - regurgitates. In some cases, babies, exhausted by a cold, are constantly asleep, while others, on the contrary, can not sleep for a long time.

It is very important in such situations to monitor the amount of liquid drunk by the baby, because he usually loses it with food, because of a decrease or lack of appetite. If the baby completely refuses to eat, and does not drink fluids - you need to urgently go to the doctor, because of the increased risk of dehydration , which in turn can lead to the development of an emergency.