Having found out somehow on a lip at the child vesicular ulcers - herpes, mums frequently do not give it due value, a pier, at all happens, all the same will pass or take place. And yet, the scope of the defeat of this infection is much wider than it seems at first glance. However, parents are more concerned with the question of how to cure herpes in children quickly and that sores no longer appear. Let's try to figure it out.
Causes of herpes in children
Herpes is one of the most common viral infections, which can live in the human body for a very long time, without proving itself. There are several ways of infecting herpes with babies. Most often, children become ill with the transmission of the virus by airborne droplets or by contact. The virus in the newborn is due to the passage through the infected birth canal of the mother or through the placenta. Herpes at the baby, most likely, was due to contact with an infected adult. In general, the appearance of herpes in a child is possible with a decrease in the protective functions of the body, associated, for example, with stressful situations, hypothermia, or adaptation to a new team in the kindergarten.
Symptoms of herpes in children
This virus has several forms, but the herpes virus in children is only the primary form. Herpes begins with a sensation of localized itching on the face or body, then there is a single rash in the form of vesicles on the face (lips, wings of the nose) or mucous membranes of the mouth, nose. Less often the herpes on a body at the child is located. If the rashes are not treated, they expand, forming erosion. A child may feel unwell, possibly a fever.
Treatment of herpes in children
Treatment of herpes in a child, especially in infancy, should be under the supervision of a doctor. Usually the patient is prescribed a complex treatment, which allows to halve the healing time of sores and to alleviate the condition of the child.
First, it is necessary to promote immunity in herpes. For this, the baby is given immunomodulators and immunostimulants (interferon, viferon, interlock). In addition, antiviral drugs - rimantadine, zovirax, aciclovir, will help to fight the infection. It is clear that the dose of the medicine is prescribed by the doctor, taking into account the age.
The means of treatment of herpes includes restorative drugs - calcium gluconate, vitamin C, tincture of echinacea, fish oil. To calm the itching and soreness from the rash will help densitizing drugs (diazolin, suprastin, fenistil).
Also, preparations against herpes for external use will be prescribed: lotions, ointments, gels (acyclovir, zovirax, gerpervir, oxolin ointment). When localized herpetic eruptions in the finished cavity, they are treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide.
Treatment of herpes in children with folk remedies
Traditional medicine will quite help to reduce the unpleasant painful sensations caused to the child by herpes sores. You can try:
- make an ointment of ½ tablespoon of honey, 3 chopped cloves of garlic and 1 tablespoon of ash and apply to the affected areas;
- grease herpes on the lips of children with calanchoe or aloe juice;
- give the child to drink a decoction of lemon balm (1 cup of boiling water for 1 tablespoon of herbs);
- warm up the affected areas with heated salt wrapped in a piece of tissue;
- in the initial stage of the disease, attach a moist tea bag to the sore;
- apply to wounds infusion or a decoction of marigold.
Listen to your baby. If you have complaints about itching and discomfort, especially in the area of the lips, and general malaise, consult a doctor right away. It is important to pay attention to the prevention of the virus - to avoid hypothermia and to take immunostimulating drugs.