Surgery Notes

Chickenpox
Symptoms: red spots or blisters spread all over the body and cause itching. Foot and moderate in the child.
Treatment: treatment with calamine lotion to relieve itching. Drug antivirals in severe cases.
Incubation period: 10 to 20 days between exposure to infection and the onset of symptoms.
Period of contagion: the chicken pox is contagious before the onset of disease and may be until the last spots have disappeared and the scabs have fallen off. The child should stay in bed until they fall off the scabs and blisters will not ooze.

Pertussis
Symptoms: Access prolonged cough followed by shortness of breath and possible vomiting. Symptoms are often worse at night.
Treatment: Fresh air is important. Due to the risk of vomiting, it is preferable that the child does many snacks rather than short and heavy.
Incubation period: 10 to 14 days between infection and the onset of symptoms.
Period of transmission: The whooping cough is especially contagious during the first week, when the child still has symptoms of a cold. However, the possibility of infection persists, although to a lesser extent, over the five or seven weeks. It is important to keep the child away from other children, especially children under one year.

Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum)
Symptoms: Your child has red spots on the cheeks, nose, arms, legs and buttocks. Often blurred by the face, it seems that the child had been slapped. For this reason, it is known as fifth disease syndrome face slapped. It can last up to 14 days and rarely causes fever. It usually occurs in children between 4 and 12 years.

Treatment: No treatment needed, it disappears by itself. It is usually a mild disease.
Incubation Period: Two weeks between exposure to infection and the onset of symptoms.
Period of transmission: When the rash appears, the disease is not contagious.
Complications: Pregnant women should avoid contact with children with erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), which can cause an abortion spontaneous. Pregnant women with a child who contracted the disease should see their doctor. The incubation period is two weeks.
The three-day fever (roseola infantum)
Symptoms: Your child has high fever for three days and a pink rash covering her entire body. Occurs mainly in children under three years.

Treatment: You have to undress the child to avoid being too warm, which is not good. He should be given medication to reduce fever (eg paracetamol), for temperature control and plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.

Incubation period: 10 to 15 days between exposure to infection and the onset of symptoms.
Contagion: The roseola infantum (fever three days) is contagious during the entire period of the disease and two or three days later. Avoid contact with other children under three years the duration of the disease.

Mouth disease Hand, foot
Symptoms: Your child has many small spots and blisters, especially in the mouth, feet and hands. The disease can cause slight fever for a few days.

Treatment: As with most diseases that cause fever, it is important to make sure the child drinks plenty of fluids. If canker sores (ulcers) are painful mouth may help the child grinding food.
Incubation Period: Two or three days between exposure to infection and the onset of symptoms.
Period of transmission: The disease is contagious as long as blisters or spots.

Scarlet fever
Symptoms: Your child has a mild fever, sore throat and a rash that is usually located in the armpits or English. Children’s skin is shed and the tongue becomes rough and pink (a sign known as strawberry tongue).

Treatment: For this disease are needed antibiotics. It is important that children stay home and avoid contact with other children.

Incubation Period: Three to eight days between exposure to infection and the onset of symptoms.
Contagion: The scarlet fever is contagious during the first days, but after three days of antibiotics the risk virtually disappears.

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