The monitoring indicators are sharply increasing in cities and hospitals in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Cases of bronchiolitis have exploded since then: all regions of France are in an epidemic phase, except Corsica. Faced with the acceleration in Paca, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) calls for vigilance this Thursday, December 5. The disease primarily affects children under the age of two, so we must be careful and take the right actions when in contact with them, to prevent any transmission.
In figures from November 25 to December 1 in the Paca region: 322 visits to the emergency room for bronchiolitis were recorded, i.e. 14.2% of passages among children under 2 years old (compared to 11.3% the previous week). There were 119 hospitalizations for bronchiolitis after going to the emergency room, or 29.4% of hospitalizations in this age group (compared to 25.7% the previous week).
Bronchiolitis in infants: reminder and good actions
Acute bronchiolitis is a respiratory disease of viral origin which mainly affects children under 2 years of age during winter seasonal epidemics. She is transmitted by saliva, coughing, sneezingand the virus can remain on hands and objects (such as toys, pacifiers, comforters). To prevent bronchiolitis contamination, it is recommended to adopt the right behaviors:
-- Wash your hands before taking care of your baby; o wash his nose regularly with physiological serum
- Ventilate your room every day, like the rest of the home, for at least 10 minutes a day
- Limit visits to very close, non-sick adults
- Avoid going to confined public places (supermarkets, restaurants and public transport, etc.) and favor going outdoors
- If parents or those around them have symptoms, wear a mask when caring for the baby.
My child has bronchiolitis, what should I do?
In 95% of cases, bronchiolitis does not require hospitalization. and can therefore be taken care of by a town doctor. The latter will remind you of the hygienic-dietary measures (nose washing, splitting meals, etc.) and will give you instructions for monitoring your child and how to detect a possible worsening justifying a new consultation or hospital treatment.
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