the new strain of Corona?
The Corona virus is still modern, as everyone is searching and wondering about the symptoms, prevention, methods of transmission, as well as treatment and the vaccine and its effectiveness, especially after the emergence of new strains of the deadly virus in some countries of the world, including Britain and Malaysia.
This made every mother always feel anxious and panicked in excess, fearing for the health of her young children and her family in general.. In this investigation, Akher Sa’a met with doctors and specialists to talk about everything related to children’s health and the Corona virus.
Dr. Walid Shawky Attia, a researcher at the New York University School of Medicine, says that the child is exposed to infection like everyone else, but his immunity protects him from severe complications, but in the end he gets infected and carries the disease and transmits the infection to others. Therefore, the best prevention methods must be followed to protect children as much as possible, by wearing a mask and teaching them to maintain social distancing while washing hands for at least 20 seconds, and the face shield or “face shield” is considered the least protection method because it has a large void that allows the spray to pass to the child.
Regarding the vaccine, he said that it has not been tested on children yet, and therefore it is prohibited to take it at the present time until the completion of its own research, which will start work next January.
He also advised the need to take care to take vitamin D because of its paramount importance in maintaining and strengthening the body''s immunity, and a blood analysis should be conducted to ensure that the level of the vitamin in the body ranges between 40 to 45, because most cases of complications in children were due to a low level Vitamin D in the body.
With regard to the new strain, there is news indicating that it is more prevalent and dangerous among children, but there is actually no medical research confirming this so far.
For his part, Dr. Mohamed Salah Shabib, a consultant pediatrician and neonatologist, confirms that a child at a young age has lower immunity, but for an unknown reason, his resistance to the virus is more than adults, and this may be due to his frequent exposure to colds and influenza, which makes the immune system resistance It has a higher incidence of the virus, so the symptoms are less severe.
He explains that many mothers are concerned as soon as any symptoms appear on the child, especially since the symptoms of colds are very similar to the symptoms of the Corona virus, such as a cold, cough, high temperature and also intestinal flu, but in fact the child is suspected of being infected with the Corona virus in only two cases. If he is in contact with a positive condition or if any violent symptoms appear on him, such as severe shortness of breath or continuous vomiting that does not stop, with the child’s slumber and his tendency to sleep a lot, but these are rare things that have happened so far, and these are the only cases in which a smear for the child can be done Or if he is traveling outside the country.
There is a frequent question about the child going to school, and here the doctor indicates that the child can go to school, but provided that the necessary preventive measures are followed, while taking the most important vitamins to strengthen his immunity represented in lactoferrin, zinc, vitamin C and vitamin D, and you must stay at home in If he has any symptoms or if he has been in contact with any positive case.
He also advises a nursing mother to refrain from breastfeeding her young child if severe symptoms appear on her, but if the symptoms are mild, she can breastfeed her baby while wearing a muzzle throughout the period of the child''s approach to it.
On the other hand, some mothers prefer to educate their children at home for fear of contracting the Corona virus, without knowing the impact on their mental health.
While Dr. Hind Ali, Psychological and Family Counselor, says that distance learning has become a reality and necessary according to the requirements of the current time period, and of course this system has several advantages, as it helps the student to self-learn, develop skills and search for information on his own, as well as encourages the student to To have an active role in the educational process by participating in activities and preparing the lesson, and this is in contrast to the old traditional system in which he played the role of the future only.
But this does not deny that this system has psychological damage to the child’s health, including the absence of role models, being influenced by the teacher and not developing verbal abilities among students, as well as feeling some boredom from the long period of sitting in front of electronic devices and the absence of interaction between students and some of them, which also loses them learning the skill of social relations As well as the correct linguistic reading skill.
She added that there are also some health damages that may affect students due to immobility and sitting for long periods, the most important of which is obesity, which negatively affects immunity, thus making it more susceptible to disease. And also the inability to focus due to the vibrations of the screens and their severe impact on the brain.
Therefore, it is necessary to legalize the excessive use of technology and its use in everything that is constructive and useful, and to develop social and interactive skills all the time through dialogue and participation in order to develop within the child the responsibility in proportion to his abilities.
