How to prevent and treat children’s respiratory diseases？ How to combine traditional Chinese and western medicine？ -National Health Commission press conference responded to the focus of prevention and
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 2nd Question: How to prevent and treat children’s respiratory diseases? How to combine traditional Chinese and western medicine? — — National Health Commission press conference responds to the focus of prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Xu Penghang and Li Heng
Recently, the flu has entered the high season. How to prevent respiratory diseases in daily life? How to treat children with respiratory diseases? How does the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine play a role in treatment? The National Health and Wellness Commission held a press conference on December 2 to respond to the focus of prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter.
No new infectious diseases caused by new viruses or bacteria were found.
Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health and Wellness Commission and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, said that at present, the National Health and Wellness Commission, state administration of traditional chinese medicine and the National Bureau for Disease Control and Prevention continue to carry out monitoring and judgment of respiratory diseases in winter, and make arrangements for adjusting medical resources, optimizing medical treatment procedures and giving full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine.
Mi Feng said that according to the monitoring, all the current acute respiratory diseases are caused by known pathogens, and all of them have corresponding mature treatment methods, and no new infectious diseases caused by new viruses or bacteria have been found.
"We have been conducting mutation monitoring." Wang Dayan, director of the National Influenza Center of the Institute of Virology, China CDC, said that the monitoring results show that influenza viruses are sensitive to several current anti-influenza drugs, which means that anti-influenza drugs are effective against influenza viruses.
Vaccination against influenza can effectively reduce infection.
At present, the flu has entered the high season. Is it too late to get vaccinated now? Wang Dayan said that influenza vaccination is still effective for people who have not been vaccinated before, and it is recommended that you get the flu vaccine as soon as possible.
"Practice at home and abroad has proved that using vaccines is one of the most economical and effective preventive measures." Wang Dayan said that as long as it is vaccinated in professional institutions as required, it will have good results, especially for the elderly and children. They should actively vaccinate against influenza to ensure a normal pace of life and study.
Wang Dayan suggested that in daily life, we should wear masks scientifically, develop good personal hygiene habits, develop a healthy lifestyle, actively vaccinate and do a good job in self-health monitoring. If there are symptoms of respiratory infection such as fever, cough and sore throat, it is recommended to stay at home as much as possible and avoid going to crowded places. If you really need to travel, pay attention to wearing a mask to prevent the disease from spreading to others.
Give full play to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and take many measures to strengthen the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in children
Recently, state administration of traditional chinese medicine issued the Notice on Further Strengthening the Construction of Pediatrics in Chinese Medicine Hospitals to promote the expansion and hierarchical development of pediatric medical resources in Chinese medicine as a whole.
Xing Chao, deputy director of the Department of Medical Administration of state administration of traditional chinese medicine, said that state administration of traditional chinese medicine is guiding Chinese medical institutions at all levels to strengthen resource coordination and strengthen the staffing of fever clinics, emergency departments, pediatrics and respiratory departments, and to meet children’s medical needs to the greatest extent by opening more clinics, extending outpatient hours, opening night clinics and weekend clinics, and providing "internet plus" diagnosis and treatment services.
Liu Qingquan, president of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that some Chinese medicine hospitals began to adjust the layout of pediatrics, increase the area of pediatrics and extend the duration of consultation. In view of children’s fever, cough, expectoration, diarrhea, etc., Chinese medicine hospitals at all levels have launched standardized and scientific videos through websites for parents and guardians to learn from.
Recently, in some places, the number of cases of children’s respiratory infection has increased significantly, and some children will develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In this regard, Wu Liqun, director of the Pediatrics Department of Oriental Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said that children’s acute respiratory infections belong to the category of colds, coughs and pneumonia. Chinese medicine believes that such diseases are caused by exogenous pathogens invading the human body, resulting in dysfunction of viscera and lung damage. Symptoms such as fever, stuffy nose, runny nose, sore throat, cough and expectoration occur.
Wu Liqun said that in the treatment of such diseases, Chinese medicine will differentiate syndromes and treat them accurately according to the different causes, symptoms and physical characteristics of children. For the early stage of respiratory tract infection, children mainly show symptoms such as fever, runny nose, sore throat and cough. The treatment methods of dispersing lung, relieving exterior syndrome and relieving sore throat are mainly adopted, and at the same time, according to the characteristics of children, the appropriate external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine are combined. In the recovery period of the disease, some children have symptoms such as cough, fatigue, poor appetite, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine adopts the treatment methods of invigorating spleen and resolving phlegm, tonifying deficiency and strengthening body resistance.