After the spread of the Corona virus and the Ministry of Health’s warnings for all to commit to homes except for the necessity to save lives and the elderly and children and at a time when mothers seek to provide “masks” for young children to protect them, for fear of infection with the Corona virus infection, warnings spread among the pioneers of the social networking site «Facebook »About the serious health damage it causes to young children.
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Ansari, senior immunology and microbiology consultant and teacher at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Egypt, explains that children under 4 years of age should not use medical masks in any form, because the respiratory system among children in this age group is narrow, and a crisis arises here when these are closed Narrow paths using a medical mask, where the entry of oxygen to the heart and vessels becomes less, and children develop a so-called “high acidity in the blood”, with the return of carbon dioxide, and other other health damages, and the immune consultant confirms that during the child’s inhalation through the mouth or nose And pulling the muzzle inside, may suffocate: “We have seen many cases between children and newborns who suffocated, but not in Egypt, but rather in other countries such as England and the United States of America.”
Al-Ansari indicated that there is a consensus that children under the age of four should not be fully dressed, explaining that older children prefer not to leave the home unless absolutely necessary, and if they leave the house, they must wear medical masks, adding that if the infant is in a baby carriage, His parents can cover the stroller from above with a large piece of protection cloth.
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