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The peculiarity of Omicron is laryngitis in children. That’s when parents should start worrying – Diseases

  • January 19, 2022
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  • The Omicron variant has several features. First, it affects children much more easily, worldwide over 40% of all hospitalized children are under 1 year old, explained in the morning block “This Morning” Dr. Kalin Lisichki – head of the Pediatric Clinic at Tokuda Hospital.

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    There are 10 COVID beds in the hospital, and 6 of them are occupied. Five of the children are 1-2 months old, Dr. Lisichki told bTV.

    “As the disease progresses, it starts with a common cold – a stuffy nose, sore throat and sneezing. The temperature is optional and relatively short. However, they stop feeding these children, “said the pediatrician.

    The treatment depends on their condition – with the inflamed antibiotic, in other cases intravenous infusions, until they start eating, he said.

    According to him, another feature of this option is the development of laryngitis. “This disease usually starts quite dramatically – at night with a whooping cough and shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, but with a favorable prognosis,” said Dr. Lisichki.

    Parents should be concerned when there is a change in the frequency of breathing, if the color of the lips or face changes and becomes bluish – then there is a lack of oxygen, if children find it harder than usual to come into contact and are dizzy – all these are alarming symptoms, “advised the doctor.

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