Bronchiolitis and Bronchitis are infections of the small air passages (bronchi) within the lungs. Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli (small air sacks at within the lungs). These sacks fill with fluid cutting off oxygen to the body. Children at Risk Infants born too small (low birth weight), malnourished, those who are not breastfed, and children living in a small crowded spaces are more likely to have severe respiratory infection. Treatment Respiratory infection is caused by germs, either a virus or bacteria. Do not treat a virus infection with antibiotics. The treatment will not help or cure the illness. Medications like paracetamol may help to lessen the symptoms, but the body must fight virus infection on its own without medication. A full treatment of antibiotics will cure bacterial infections. Asthma Some children and adults have a condition called asthma that causes constant breathing problems. Irritants like smoke, dust, mold, and certain types of flowers and plants cause asthma. Symptoms include shortness of breath (feeling you cannot inhale enough air), rapid pulse, wheezing, and coughing. Cleaning the house, putting animals outside, and removing plants and flowers from near the house may help to reduce the symptoms. Certain medications can reduce symptoms. There is no cure for asthma. Danger Signs of Severe Respiratory Infection (Picture 1.4) ─ 5 minutes 9. Show: Ask the caregivers to describe what they see in the picture on page 11. What do you see in these pictures? 10. Explain: Share the key messages using flipcharts pages 10 and 11. Use the captions on the flipchart to remind you which images represent each point. The text below is copied directly from the flipchart. Once the flipchart is translated, paste the translated text into the box here. When you see signs of severe infection, take the child immediately to
Bronchiolitis and Bronchitis are infections of the small air passages (bronchi) within the lungs. Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli (small air sacks at within the lungs). These sacks fill with fluid cutting off oxygen to the body. Children at Risk Infants born too small (low birth weight), malnourished, those who are not breastfed, and children living in a small crowded spaces are more likely to have severe respiratory infection. Treatment Respiratory infection is caused by germs, either a virus or bacteria. Do not treat a virus infection with antibiotics. The treatment will not help or cure the illness. Medications like paracetamol may help to lessen the symptoms, but the body must fight virus infection on its own without medication. A full treatment of antibiotics will cure bacterial infections. Asthma Some children and adults have a condition called asthma that causes constant breathing problems. Irritants like smoke, dust, mold, and certain types of flowers and plants cause asthma. Symptoms include shortness of breath (feeling you cannot inhale enough air), rapid pulse, wheezing, and coughing. Cleaning the house, putting animals outside, and removing plants and flowers from near the house may help to reduce the symptoms. Certain medications can reduce symptoms. There is no cure for asthma. Danger Signs of Severe Respiratory Infection (Picture 1.4) ─ 5 minutes 9. Show: Ask the caregivers to describe what they see in the picture on page 11. What do you see in these pictures? 10. Explain: Share the key messages using flipcharts pages 10 and 11. Use the captions on the flipchart to remind you which images represent each point. The text below is copied directly from the flipchart. Once the flipchart is translated, paste the translated text into the box here. When you see signs of severe infection, take the child immediately to
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