TWO Yr.  child,  Mumps,    latest  treatment    ?
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Vaccines give only about 80% protection, not 100%. There is still a 20% chance of getting the disease. Mumps is self- limited, lasting about 8 or 10 days. There is no specific treatment. Give paracetamol for fever and give soft food.
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Has your doctor considered that she might have pneumonia?  Asthma?  Bronchitis?  I would take her back to the doctor and have him get a chest x-ray.  It is better to be safe than sorry.  It is coming in to the season for RSV.  RSV is like a cold for us but when infants and toddlers get this it is much worse for them.  My son had RSV, was in hospital for 5 days and then developed asthma from this, he is three now and still has to have breathing treatments at home every once in a while.  \n\nAlso, something to consider is reflux.  Reflux will make her cough as well.  Try holding her as upright as possible for at least 30 to 45 minutes after all bottles.  If this helps the coughing then you will know. \n\nI hope this information helps.  Make your doctor do something.  In the meantime try the last thing I said for a day or so.  But absolutely go back to the doctor.\n\nGood luck!!
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Our pediatrician suggested Crisco. It works! Helps w/ rashes, too. I was pleasantly surprised.
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"Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of humans. Prior to the development of vaccination, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the third world.\n\nSymptoms of mumps tend to be mild, such as painful swelling of the salivary glands and testicles, rash and fever. In teenagers and adults, the symptoms can be more severe and complications (such as infertility or subfertility -- PMID 8692089, PMID 2368216, PMID 2100952) are relatively common, although still rare in absolute terms. The disease is generally self-limiting, and there is no specific treatment apart from controlling the symptoms with painkillers."
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Poor thing. Hopefully the chemist is open by now. For the skin I used Aloe Vera Bio Active Gel on my kids, as well as calamine. Cool baths helped. Piriton for the itch. Not sure about the mouth, but you could try ice pops. And lots of calpol/nurofen of course. Hope he's over the worst soon. Hang on in there.
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yessss! although i dont think it's very common.  amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, streptamycin any of those plus other antioboitocs would work.  you should check with your dentist if this happened to your baby.
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just drin kfluids and go to your doctar maybe its just not a cold maybeits a n infection.\nheres some info i got online read it its interesting \n\n\n\nincrease air moisture \npetroleum jelly on the skin under the nose to soothe rawness \nhard candy or cough drops to relieve sore throat (for kids older than 3 years) \na warm bath or heating pad to soothe aches and pains \nsteam from a hot shower to help your child breathe more easily \nBut what about chicken soup? There's no real proof that eating this soothing, warm concoction can cure a cold, but sick people have been swearing by it for more than 800 years. Why? Chicken soup contains a mucus-thinning amino acid called cysteine, and some research shows that chicken soup helps control congestion-causing white cells, called neutrophils.\n\nThe best plan, though, is not to worry about whether to "feed a cold" or "starve a fever." Just make sure your child eats when hungry and drinks plenty of fluids like water or juice to help replace the fluids lost during fever or mucus production. Avoid giving your child caffeinated beverages, though, which can cause frequent urination and, therefore, increase the risk of dehydration.\n\nWhen to Call Your Child's Doctor\nYour child's doctor won't be able to identify which specific virus is causing your child's cold symptoms, but can examine your child's throat and ears and take a throat culture to make sure the symptoms aren't from another condition that may need specific treatment. (If your child's symptoms get worse instead of better after 3 days or so, the problem could be strep throat, sinusitis, pneumonia, or bronchitis, especially if your child or teen smokes.) Taking a throat culture is a simple, painless procedure that involves brushing the inside of the throat with a long cotton swab. Examining the germs that stick to the swab will help the doctor determine whether your child has strep throat and needs treatment with antibiotics.\n\nIf symptoms last for more than a week, appear at the same time every year, or occur when your child is exposed to pollen, dust, animals, or another substance, your child could have an allergy. If your child has trouble breathing or wheezes when he or she catches a cold, your child could have asthma.\n\nYou should also see your child's doctor if you think your child might have more than a cold, or if he or she is getting worse instead of getting better.\n\nAlso call the doctor if your child has any of these symptoms:\n\ncoughing up a lot of mucus \nshortness of breath \nunusual lethargy/tiredness \ninability to keep food or liquids down or poor fluid intake \nincreasing headache or facial or throat pain \nseverely painful sore throat that interferes with swallowing \nfever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.3 degrees Celsius) or higher, or a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.0 degrees Celsius) or higher that lasts for more than a day \nchest or stomach pain \nswollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck \nearache \nLike most virus infections, colds just have to run their course. Getting plenty of rest, avoiding vigorous activity, and drinking lots of fluids - juice, water, and noncaffeinated beverages - all may help your child feel better while on the mend.\n\nKeeping up regular activities like going to school probably won't make your child's cold any worse. But it will increase the likelihood that the cold will spread to classmates or friends. So you might want to put some daily routines aside until your child is feeling better.
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If you want to treat her with no side effects please give her CALCAREA PHOS 30 its a tissue salt and will make her feel 100% better and with absolutely no harmful effects what so ever !\nGod Bless you and Your little Girl ! Amen
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its hard since your baby is just 9 months old.i would apply lots of vaporrub on the chest and put on the humidifier that would help with the congestion.i dont believe in modern medicine for cold since none have proven to cure a virus.so the best is the above and another thing is saline drops for immediate relief(my dau never liked this)but it does the job.it takes usually a week or more for cold to go but i know its hard and common at this time of the year.All the best!!
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It should not harm his immune system but antibioticics may kill some of the "natural flora"( or good bugs) in the digestive system. these bugs help protect the digestive system from bugs that cause tummy upsets ect. Your son could try drinking a probiotic drink daily  to help balance things out.\n\nI recently did some reasearch into trimethoprim and found they work by interfering with a bacteria's ability to process folic acid.but i don't think it effect our ability to do this. \n\nIt's quite common for children and adults to be on long term trimethoprim therapy so just follow your doctors instructions.\n\nFruit,veg good sleep patterns and exersise all help boost the immune system.My little boy had to have chemo when he was four and his oncologist told us that these were the best things to help him build his immune system up after the treatment.\n\nHope this helps.
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There are several alternative treatments that have been yielding encouraging evidence in controlling the virus.\n\nYou may visit the source website below for further description of these.
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It's not 100%, but close to it.  Mumps, like many other viral illnesses, can produce lifelong immunity if you have had it.  However, it's not 100%.\n\nIt is, however, better immunity than the mumps vaccine - which confers about 80% immunity after one dose and a little over 90% after two.\n\nMost everyone should have had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine.  Especially if you live in areas where there are currently outbreaks!
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can understand your pain.  Your child is too young for strong allopathic medicines.  Stop giving sugar in all forms to your kid.  In place of sugar, the best choice will be jaggery.  Try Kasamrita cough syrup by Baidyanath if available.  You can buy cough syrup by Dabur also.  The doses will be half tea- spoon three times a day.  Give him one tea-spoon honey twice a day. Honey is very good for cough and cold.  If you are also suffering from colds, stop feeding your baby.  Keep him warm.  Rub eucalyptus oil on his chest and neck for better sleep.  In some cases, it takes little longer time for the cold to go.  Do not worry.  Things will be fine at your end.  Pray for your child's recovery.  Add quarter tea-spoon of turmeric powder to the kid's milk every time.  In case of more complications, seek doctor's help.\n\nBest of health,
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Mumps or parotitis is an inflammation of the parotid glands (one of the major salivary glands) in which in a small percentage there is also testicular inflammation or orchitis. Usually this affects only one side as in your case but this can lead to infertility if both are affected. However as you describe it, the unaffected side may be partially undescended if it goes back inside your body. i suggest you go see a doctor.
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Up to a year, most of the nutrition should be from ideally breastmilk or at least formula.  I wouldn't worry too much for now.  You might try other types of food, but I would stick to the essentials (Gerber stage 3 equivalent if there are a couple of teeth or so.\n\nIf it occurs for too long, talk to your pediatrician about it at the next regular visit.\n\nIf there is any weight loss or any serious concern, go sooner.\n\nGood luck!
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Mumps is an infection of exocrine glands by the mumps virus. Target organs for this infection include: the parotid (salivary glands), pancreas (secretes insulin and digestive juices) and the testes (produces sperms and the male sex hormone testosterone). As a result, the symptoms of mumps will include affectation of the functions of the glands involved. They are: swelling of the cheeks/jaw (parotid glands inflammation), dry mouth, signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus may show up (when the pancreas is affected) and male infertility/sterility (affecting the testes). Mumps may occur at any age and the symptomatic manifestation will vary as well. There is no cure for mumps just like most viral infections. But complications such as sterility may be prevented by adequately managing the infection when it occurs. There is no guarantee that those complications will not follow. Adequate management may reduce the severity of the following complications. Management includes bed rest, liberal fluids, vitamin C, and other supportive therapy. Also the MMR (Measles Mumps Rubella) Vaccine shots are preventative in childhood.
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I have had many sinus infections in my life and I have never had pain with any of them. I sometimes though get occasional sinus headaches, or pressure behind my eyes and or teeth, but not pain. Probably because our sinuses are cavities (empty spaces). My children too have had sinus infections, and experienced pressure or headaches, but not pain. Your son's cough could be due to drainage even though it sounds dry and non-productive, but it could also be from all the antihistamines he's on, he could be dried out. My kids doctors have always said for sinus cavities they needed to be on an antibiotic for up to 21 days, because those types of infections are harder to clear up due to there reclusive location. The cough sounds deep because he coughs so much, plus the meds he's on could be aggravating instead of helping. My daughter coughed more when on meds than when off. She didn't do well on zyrtec, or singular, she didn't try Qvar. Try a postnasal drip cough drop. If it works then his cough is more than likely due to drainage, and if not you may need to try a new med like a nasal spray, and perhaps discontinue oral meds. My kids both do flonase nasal spray to help with allergies. It doesn't stop all allergens but it helps. It is so hard to know what to do. I always overreacted and had my children on every medicine possible. Now I regret it because looking back I think a lot of the medicines aggravated the situation more than they helped, but I over treated because I was afraid if I didn't my daughter would once again end up in a hospital, which she did for asthma quite often. Anyway, I hope I haven't made it worse for you. It can be so draining when our kids are sick. Good luck, and I hope your son gets to feeling better real soon. Hugs.