You may have seen similar news on the Internet:
An 18-month-old female baby in Zhejiang Province had red rashes and blisters on her arms and had a high fever. The wound looked like disfigurement. It was only after several medical visits that the reason was found.
Finally, it was found that the child was infected with Kaposi varicella-like rash, and all this may be caused by the mother kissing the child.
Many mothers are frightened. Can an ordinary kiss really have such serious consequences?
The group of mothers is also about to explode. Various articles like “Can’t Kiss Baby” and “Mother’s Kiss Is Poisonous” have gone crazy. Kissing disease has once again become the focus of attention.
The reason for saying it again is that the article on kissing disease really has its own menstrual attribute, and it comes every other time, more frequently than the big aunt.
How can the old mother’s fragile heart withstand such repeated ravages and merciless destruction?
A mother kisses her child, a normal thing, how can it be poisonous?
Today, the old editor will tell everyone what is going on with the kissing disease. Can’t we really kiss the baby any more in the future?
The main culprit for the baby’s illness is herpes simplex virus.
In the news, the baby was kissed by the mother, which is only one case in point. In most cases, the mother’s kiss will not make the child sick.
The baby suffered from Kaposi varicella-like rash, which is generally believed to be caused by contact with herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Doctors speculated that Kaposi varicella-like rash was caused by the baby’s younger age and low resistance, as well as the mother’s just suffering from mouth sore (herpes gingivitis). After kissing and touching, the baby was accidentally infected with herpes simplex virus.
Mother’s kiss is not so terrible.
Most of the articles on the Internet that mention herpes simplex virus will say that it is highly infectious and carries it all one’s life. Most people are infected.
This is true. It is herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that makes babies sick through kissing. According to data from the World Health Organization, about 3.75 billion people under the age of 50 worldwide were infected with HSV-1 in 2012.
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The pathogenicity rate of herpes simplex virus is very low!
Take neonatal herpes virus infection as an example, there are only 1500 cases per year in a country as large as the United States.
As for HSV-1 encephalitis with extremely high mortality rate, the probability is even lower.
A 12-year (1990-2001) national retrospective study on the incidence of HSV-1 encephalitis in Sweden showed that the annual incidence of confirmed cases was 2.2/1,000,000. That is, only 2 out of 1 million individuals suffered from HSV-1 encephalitis.
Just imagine, there are so many people infected with herpes virus in the world, if you kiss them casually, you will get sick, then there is no confusion? Besides, like European and American countries, kissing is as common as eating, and many children are not sick, are they?
Pay attention to these four points, kissing the child is no problem.
In the face of a very lovely baby, which mother didn’t just look at it and kiss it?
Not only is it a soft face, but also chubby little hands and feet, even Q-shot little fart, 300 times a day is not enough.
If we absolutely cannot kiss the baby, this is simply cruel, ruthless and anti-human, okay? !
In fact, as long as we pay attention to these points, it is really no problem to kiss the baby.
1. Don’t kiss your baby’s mouth
The American Academy of Pediatrics solemnly recommends that any form of saliva sharing should be avoided with infants. Mouth-to-mouth kissing can directly transmit germs to babies.
2. Don’t kiss babies who are too young.
Newborns (less than 6 weeks old) have higher morbidity and mortality of herpes simplex due to low immune system. Apart from congenital infection or infection during childbirth, the most common is intimate contact (such as kissing), so special attention is needed.
A newborn baby in the United States once died of herpes virus infection.
3. Already sick, just endure it for a while and don’t kiss her.
In addition to herpes mentioned earlier, there are also oral diseases such as periodontitis that adults are prone to. If parents are unwell and have diarrhea due to colds, they should endure it for the time being. Don’t kiss the baby, and kiss enough when the disease is cured.
4. Don’t kiss Eva after smoking
Many fathers or grandfathers will smoke. Second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke also pose a threat to the baby’s health. Don’t kiss if you just finish smoking. If you can’t quit smoking, brush your teeth and gargle before getting close to her.
Finally, I would like to say that kissing, as a normal way for human beings to express their love, can enhance the feelings of parents and children. Parents should not be frightened by various rumors. Within a reasonable range, kissing babies will not have a big problem.
Some mothers said, Is it okay for outsiders to kiss Eva?
This is really not recommended, we all know that we are not feeling well, and we really don’t know what other people are doing. When the baby is too young, try not to let outsiders kiss the child. Euphemistic refusal is also the wisdom of parents.
It is OK to express love to the baby, but kissing is not the only way, such as touching the little feet and hugging, is it?