With the temperature taking a sudden plunge, the chances of children catching viral infections have increased.
The doctors suggest that the parents should dissuade children from going out in open during early morning and late evenings. Senior pediatrician at Doon Hospital here Dr N S Khatri said that parents of children with a history of allegoric reactions should be extra careful these days.
With the onset of winters the hospitals of the state witness a surge in number of children visiting the OPDs with complaints of common cold and seasonal allergies.
Dr Khatri said the diseases like cold, bronchitis, and Pneumonia affect children in these days. He informed that since the children are more susceptible to the air borne infections they should be prevented from the exposure to these diseases.
The pediatrician said that due to less fat deposition in their bodies the children are having low immunity as a result of which they catch the infections more frequently.
The children tend to catch infections in the school; doctors suggest that to prevent cold from spreading the parents should advice their children to wash their hands regularly.
Medicos are of the opinion that 80 percent of infectious diseases are spread by touch and bacteria responsible for cold also spread by this method.
Similarly the children should be asked to cover nose and mouth during sneezing and use of disinfectants should be encouraged.
The parent too appeared worried with the dip in temperature and accompanying rains. Anita Uniyal a resident of Nehru Colony area was of the opinion that the schools should be asked to change their timings so that the children are not exposed to cold wave conditions in morning.