Children Healthy Care

The viral infections are very common in children. It is estimated that a normal little boy between the first and second year of life can have between six and eight infections, especially respiratory. This is because children do not experience immune and defense system does not know the viral agents that attack it. Children are infected and, thus, they acquire immunity.

Parents should not be alarmed by this situation, must know that the disease run its course. Usually, these infections do not respond to treatment with antibiotics because they are directed to diseases caused by bacteria. Faced with a flu, a cold or bronchitis, you need to pay attention to the occurrence of any respiratory difficulty, and in that case, go to the doctor.

Never medicate a child without the consent of the doctor , often leads to complications may be greater than those that caused the intake of medication, and there is no danger that the query is for something insignificant, we must trust the doctor and have mind that it exists, to reassure the mothers and heal the children.

It is the declining volume of red blood cells (RBCs) under the limits considered normal. The formation of red blood cells is a complex process that requires the presence of certain nutrients (iron, copper, amino acid) and some hormones (erythropoietin). The protein in red blood cells and carries blood and iron is found mostly in red blood cells and carries oxygen, allowing the cells to breathe. The occurrence of anemia in children is enhanced by the presence of infections, problems in their diet, inherited diseases and even for the same growth. In the case of newborns have a reserve of iron obtained from the mother in the last weeks of gestation and that are sufficient to meet their needs the first five months of life. (more…)