Going to the water park to swim and play in the water is a summertime program that everyone likes to see and hear, but recently, there have been many cases of children being infected with adenovirus after swimming in the swimming pool or playing in the water park. What kind of virus is adenovirus? What are the symptoms after infection and can I still go swimming?
Adenovirus is a DNA virus that can infect the human respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, urethra and bladder, eyes, liver and other organs and tissues. The respiratory tract, especially the upper respiratory tract, is the most susceptible to adenovirus At the site of infection, the typical symptoms of respiratory tract infection are cough, nasal congestion and pharyngitis, accompanied by fever, chills, headache and muscle pain, etc., can cause pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, acute upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia, generally adenovirus Infection is a self-limiting disease, infecting the body stimulates the body to produce antibodies that are cleared and cured. However, there are also some patients who develop severe pneumonia after infection, and even cause respiratory distress syndrome and white lung.
So can we still go swimming? Of course you can, but it must be noted that adenovirus is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets, eye secretions, through respiratory tract or contact. Therefore, keep a certain distance, do not have too close contact, and do disinfection work after swimming, especially eye care It is very important that most of these points will not be infected with adenovirus, and you can have a good time on the water.
