Haveri / Ballari / Hassan: In the midst of increasing fear of the severity of the third wave predicted from Covid-19 and its impact that might occur in children, who fear experts tend to be more vulnerable during the third iteration of pandemics, other cases of lung disorders are active among children in all states.
In the Haveri District, Ballari and Vijayanagar, there has been an uptick in the number of cases of breathing syncytial virus infection (RSV), better known as bronchiolitis.
That pediatric ward in the government hospital from the three districts has been full for the past four days proving the prevalence of infection.
In Ballari, parents were seen waiting with their children on the sidewalk, due to lack of beds in a government hospital.
At the Vijayanagar Medical Institute (VIMS), the new ward has been established in dental colleges to accommodate the crowd soaring.
In Haveri, the authorities decided to use the bed in the Covid Ward to take care of children with virus fever and bronchiolitis which was established to anticipate the third wave.
“We have prepared 30 covid ward beds exclusively for children.
Because there are no children with Covid in the hospital, we have decided to use the bed to take care of him with bronchiolitis.
Even though there was a large crowd four days ago, the situation was.
It became more manageable for the past two days, and children recovered from bronchiolitis and virus fever, “said Dr.
Havanur, Haveri District Surgeon.
Dr.
Vilas Hieffudar, a private pediatrician in Haveri, despite admitted to a surge in the number of patients flocked to the OPDs of the hospital, showing that Spurt in the case of a viral infection was seasonal events.
The head of the pediatric department in VIMS Dr.
H Durgappa said that bronchiolitis is common among children under two.
“It is characterized by acute wheezing, which means they must be hospitalized.
Usually, care for infection generally supports,” Dr.
Durgappa told Toi.
Dr.
Durgappa appealed to parents to ensure hygienic atmosphere at home, and adequate ventilation.
“Babies must be breastfed for the first six months,” he added.
The same flu case of Hassan’s surge in the meantime, in the Hassan district, a large number of children have experienced ordinary flu, and many common symptoms distributed by infection in Covid-19 have made parents worry parents.
Pediatrician has struggled to eliminate worries of parents against their ward after being contracted by Covid-19, and linked a surge in flu cases with relaxation of restrictions on the movement of people.
Doctors at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), where around 70 children are treated for flu, indicating that infection, while manifesting in children in cold form, coughing and fever, it’s not severe.
“Because most restrictions have been lifted and most stores have been opened, the flu virus that is commonly spread without a check.
We have around 42 ventilators in the pediatric ward in HIMC, and we have trained our staff AY Primary Health Center (PHC) and Public Health Center (CHCS) – Five beds have been provided for children in every phC and CHC – to handle ventilators, “said Dr.
Chethan, assistant professor in the pediatric department to him.
The Head of the Pediatric Department, Hims Dr.
Prasanna Kumar said that weather changes were another reason for a surge in disposing cases.
“We have tested many children infected with flu for Covid-19, and they tested negatives.
We have made all the settings needed to combat the third wave prediction of Covid-19,” he said.
Shashi, the father of a two-year-contracted of the flu recently and was treated for a moment, said, “He suffered a cough and cold which lasted a week.
We gave him syrup for flu and cough it didn’t work.
We then took him to the pediatric department, where Doctors prescribe antibiotics and syrup.
If the infection continues even after two days, we have been advised to try nebulisasi.
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Bronchiolitis, viral infections increase among children
