Characteristics of children’s respiratory diseases
There are obvious differences between children’s respiratory systems and adults. The development of children’s respiratory systems is not as complete as that of adults, starting from his nose It is said that children’s noses are relatively short, and younger children have fewer nose hairs, which causes him to filter some harmful substances not as well as adults, and is prone to respiratory diseases.
In addition, children’s pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi are smaller than adults, and the vascular network is richer. In this way, when respiratory diseases occur, it is easy to have difficulty breathing and respiratory failure.
Third, children’s respiratory diseases also have different characteristics from adults when they are onset, such as upper respiratory tract infections. Adults are more common with local symptoms such as runny nose and sneezing, while children have systemic symptoms, such as sudden Some children have a high fever, some children do not necessarily have a cough, and some children even show symptoms of other systems, such as vomiting and diarrhea.
