Child Care Clinic and Vaccination Centre

26/04/2024

27/12/2023

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27/07/2023

Prevention
Advisory to STOP the spread of conjunctivitis

• With increase in cases of conjunctivitis across the country, there are a few basic measures to prevent its spread from one another.

• Most common symptoms -
Redness, itching, foreign body sensation, lid edema, watery/ mucoid discharge from the eyes
• It is highly contagious. It is mainly spread by contact, usually with the objects in contact with the infected persons secretion. Therefore,
o Wash hands with soap before touching your face or eyes
o Wash/ sanitise your hands frequently, especially after coming in contact with the infected person
o Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Wash them especially well before and after cleaning, or applying eye drops or ointment to, your infected eye. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to clean hands.
• Avoid touching or rubbing your eyes. This can worsen the condition or spread it to your other eye.
• Do not use the same eye drop dispenser/bottle for your infected and non-infected eyes.
• Wash pillowcases, sheets, washcloths, and towels often in hot water and detergent; wash your hands after handling such items.
• Stop wearing contact lenses until your eye doctor says it’s okay to start wearing them again.
• Clean eyeglasses, being careful not to contaminate items (like hand towels) that might be shared by other people.
• Clean, store, and replace your contact lenses as instructed by your eye doctor.
• Do not share personal items, such as pillows, washcloths, towels, eye drops, eye or face makeup, makeup brushes, contact lenses, contact lens storage cases, or eyeglasses.
• Do not use swimming pools.
• Infected persons should avoid hand shake, touching handles, use separate towels/ buckets/ mugs etc.

It is a self-limiting disease and usually resolves in 4-7 days.

04/08/2022

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.
The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970. Prior to the 2022 outbreak
Monkeypox symptoms usually start within 3 weeks of exposure to the virus. If someone has flu-like symptoms, they will usually develop a rash 1-4 days later.
Symptoms of monkeypox can include:
• Fever
• Headache
• Muscle aches and backache
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Chills
• Exhaustion
• Respiratory symptoms (e.g. sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough)
• A rash which gradually becomes painful that may be located the hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth ,start from peripheries to trunk i.e face arms legs are involved first then trunk mostly
o The rash will go through several stages, macule, papule, vesicle and pustular very fast within 1-7 days

Monkeypox can be spread from the time symptoms start until the rash has healed, all scabs have fallen off, and a fresh layer of skin has formed. The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks.
• Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact, including:
o Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkeypox.
o Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox.
o Contact with respiratory secretions.
• Hugging, massage, and kissing.
• Prolonged SKIN-to-SKIN contact.
A person with monkeypox can spread it to others from the time symptoms start until the rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed. The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks
People with severe disease (e.g., hemorrhagic disease, confluent lesions, sepsis, encephalitis)
People who may be at high risk of severe disease
1. People with immunocompromise state
2. Pediatric populations, particularly patients younger than 8 years of age
3. People with a history or presence of atopic dermatitis, persons with other active exfoliative skin conditions (e.g., eczema, burns, impetigo, varicella zoster virus infection, herpes simplex virus infection, severe acne, severe diaper dermatitis with extensive areas of denuded skin, psoriasis, or Darier disease [keratosis follicularis])
4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
5. People with comorbidities

How to Protect Yourself
• Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox.
o Do not touch the rash or scabs of a person with monkeypox.
o Do not kiss, hug, cuddle with someone with monkeypox.
• Avoid contact with objects and materials that a person with monkeypox has used.
o Do not share eating utensils or cups with a person with monkeypox.
o Do not handle or touch the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with monkeypox.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially before eating or touching your face and after you use the bathroom.
Why to worry?
Increasing cases number slowly in India might lead to spread.
No specific drugs treatment available in India.
Test for confirmation are not available in most of private lab at present India.
No Preventive vaccine available.

*** HAND FOOT MOUTH DISEASES ,CHICKEN POX CASES ARE ALSO RISING IN COMMUNITY SO NOT TO PANIC.

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