Childhood Injuries
Elizabeth Segura
HPRS 1304
Elizabeth Segura
Childhood Illnesses and Injuries Essay Five common childhood illnesses are chickenpox, colds, croup, diarrhea, and ear infections. Starting off with chickenpox, it’s a contagious illness that is caused by varicella-zoster virus and may be transmitted by sneezes, coughs, or shared food or drinks by an infected person. There is a higher risk of getting chickenpox when a person has not had the chickenpox vaccine. The first symptoms start appearing fourteen to sixteen days after contacting with an infected person. A person might start feeling sick with fever, decrease of appetite, headache, cough, and/or sore throat. Rashes will appear one to two days after the first symptoms and it takes about the same time for …show more content…
It causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box, windpipe, and breathing tubes. The same virus that causes a common cold causes croup and is just as contagious. The germs are passed from person to person through coughing, sneezing, and close contact. As children grow older their lungs and windpipes mature and are less likely to get croup. Symptoms for this problem includes a barking cough, raspy voice, and a harsh noise when breathing. Children might wake up in the middle of the night with croup attacks. Running a hot shower can help fight croup as well as keeping the child hydrated, keeping them calm, and not giving them to much over-the-counter medicine. Many children may develop diarrhea because of their change in diet. Their digestive system is still not tolerant to juice, fruit, or even milk. It is usually not anything serious and should go away as the child keeps getting used to eating different kinds of foods. Another reason children can have diarrhea is because of bacterial infection or parasitic infection but most cases of diarrhea is caused by a viral infection that will go away in a few
HPRS 1304
Elizabeth Segura
Childhood Illnesses and Injuries Essay Five common childhood illnesses are chickenpox, colds, croup, diarrhea, and ear infections. Starting off with chickenpox, it’s a contagious illness that is caused by varicella-zoster virus and may be transmitted by sneezes, coughs, or shared food or drinks by an infected person. There is a higher risk of getting chickenpox when a person has not had the chickenpox vaccine. The first symptoms start appearing fourteen to sixteen days after contacting with an infected person. A person might start feeling sick with fever, decrease of appetite, headache, cough, and/or sore throat. Rashes will appear one to two days after the first symptoms and it takes about the same time for …show more content…
It causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box, windpipe, and breathing tubes. The same virus that causes a common cold causes croup and is just as contagious. The germs are passed from person to person through coughing, sneezing, and close contact. As children grow older their lungs and windpipes mature and are less likely to get croup. Symptoms for this problem includes a barking cough, raspy voice, and a harsh noise when breathing. Children might wake up in the middle of the night with croup attacks. Running a hot shower can help fight croup as well as keeping the child hydrated, keeping them calm, and not giving them to much over-the-counter medicine. Many children may develop diarrhea because of their change in diet. Their digestive system is still not tolerant to juice, fruit, or even milk. It is usually not anything serious and should go away as the child keeps getting used to eating different kinds of foods. Another reason children can have diarrhea is because of bacterial infection or parasitic infection but most cases of diarrhea is caused by a viral infection that will go away in a few