Je, maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi ni nini?
Your respiratory tract is your breathing passages. It includes your nose, throat, windpipe, and your lungs and their airways. Many viruses can infect your respiratory tract. Common viral respiratory tract infections include the common cold and flu.
Upper respiratory infections, such as colds and flu, affect mostly the nose and throat.
Lower respiratory infections, such as croup, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and COVID-19 affect mostly the lungs and airways.
On average, children get 6 viral respiratory infections a year—the infections tend to spread from child to child in day care centers and schools
Viral respiratory tract infections cause a runny nose, cough, and scratchy throat
Most infections aren't severe, but some infections cause dangerous breathing problems
Washing hands helps prevent these infections from spreading
The flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine are available to protect against those diseases, but there aren't any vaccines for colds or some other viral respiratory tract infections
Je, chanzo cha maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi kwa watoto ni nini?
Many different viruses cause respiratory tract infections. Children generally get these infections from other children who are sick. Mucus from a sick child's runny nose is full of viruses. The mucus gets on children's hands and whatever the children touch gets covered with viruses. If healthy children touch something covered with viruses and then touch their nose or mouth, they can get the infection.
Viral respiratory tract infections spread easily among groups of children, such as children in child care centers or schools.
Je, dalili za maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi ni zipi?
Symptoms include:
Runny and stuffy nose
Cough
Scratchy throat
Sometimes fever
Often, viral respiratory infections trigger asthma attacks in children with asthma.
A severe infection can cause:
Trouble breathing
Fast breathing
Wheezing
Je, mtoto wangu anapaswa kuona daktari kwa maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi wakati gani?
Healthy children with mild symptoms don't usually need to see a doctor.
See a doctor right away if your child is having trouble breathing
Take your child to a doctor if your child:
Isn't drinking
Has a fever
Isn't getting better after a few days
Je, madaktari wanawezaje kujua ikiwa mtoto wangu ana maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi?
Doctors can tell from examining your child. Tests aren't usually needed.
Je, madaktari hutibuje maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi?
Doctors will have your child:
Rest
Drink fluids
Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen for fever and aches
To ease symptoms in babies and young children, it may help to:
Use a cool-mist humidifier
Suction mucus from the baby's nose with a rubber suction bulb and use saline nasal drops or spray
Antibiotics won't help and aren't needed to treat viral respiratory tract infections.
Je, ninawezaje kumzuia mtoto wangu kutokana na maambukizi ya njia ya kupumua yanayosababishwa na virusi?
To keep infections from spreading:
Wash your hands and your child's hands often
Keep sick children home from school or day care
Get the all vaccinations recommended by your doctor and your child's doctor
