Child Care Encephalitis
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| Child Care Encephalitis |
1. Understanding.
Encephalitis is an infection of the CNS (Central nerve system) caused by viruses or other microorganisms that non-purulent.
2. Causes of Encephalitis:
The most common cause: a virus
Often : - Herpes simplex, Arbo virus
Rare : - entero virus - Mumps, adeno virus
Post Infection: - Measles, Influenza, Varisella
Post Vaccination: - Pertussis
Acute suppurative encephalitis:
Bacteria that cause encephalitis are: Staphylococcusaureus, Streptokok, E. coli, Mycobacterium and T. Pallidum.
Encephalitis virus:
Viruses that cause is viral RNA (Parotitis Virus) morbili virus, rabies virus, rubella virus, denque virus, polio virus, cockscakie A, B, Herpes Zoste, varicella, Herpes simplex, vario; lla.
What are the symptoms that may occur in Encephalitis:
• Heat loss increased, photo phobia, headache, vomiting, lethargy, sometimes accompanied by stiff neck when infections.
• The child was restless sometimes accompanied by behavioral changes. Can be accompanied impaired by vision, hearing, speech and seizures.
Pathophysiology Encephalitis
Viruses enter the patient's body through the skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal. After enters the body, The virus will spread throughout the body in several ways:
• Local: the virus infects the mucous membranes of the flow is limited to surface or a specific organ.
• The spread of primary haematogenous: virus entry into the blood, and Then spread to organs and breed in these organs.
• The spread through the nerves: the breed virus in the surface of the mucous membranes and spreads through the nervous system.
Prodromal period lasts 1-4 days characterized by fever, headache, dizziness, vomiting, sore throat, malaise, pain ekstremintas and pale.
Other symptoms of anxiety change, iritabel, behavior, gamgguan consciousness, seizures.
Accompany by signs of Neurological tokal Aphasia Sometimes, Hemifaresis, Hemiplegia, ataxia, brain nerve paralysis.
