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Kuwait City, October 11: Dr. Nasser Behbehani, professor at Kuwait University School of Medicine and consultant on respiratory diseases, said the coronavirus is still around due to its mutations.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of IDREX nasal spray and solution for the treatment of seasonal sinusitis and bronchial asthma by Saudi Pharmaceuticals in Kuwait.
As for COVID-19, he said, we are now facing new variants that increase the transmissibility of the virus, but overall what is reassuring in Kuwait and around the world is that due to herd immunity, whether through vaccination Still a previous infection, the virus has become weaker. .
He said all the factors that increase respiratory illness during the fall season, as we go back to school and kids mix with each other, in addition to increasing the number of cases from one season to the next. Respiratory viral diseases.
Bebehani suggested taking an interest in vaccination, adding that the Ministry of Health had earlier introduced winter vaccinations, including seasonal influenza, pneumonia vaccines, which are important for most people, especially the elderly and those with chronic diseases.
He said that according to child statistics in Kuwait and most Gulf countries, the ratio of bronchial asthma cases in children is close to 8:10 and in adults it is 5:7.
Meanwhile, pediatrician and neonatologist Dr Ashraf Othman talks about acute bacterial sinusitis in children, its causes and treatment. He said one of the factors leading to acute bacterial sinusitis in children is viral infection, which is widespread in Kuwait as virus cases increase in the autumn.
He said: The basic message is that viral infections do not require any antibiotics because symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, etc. may appear for the first two days and will disappear within 7 to 10 days, and saline spray can be used with some warm liquids use.
If the body temperature exceeds 39 degrees for more than three days and the child feels tired, the doctor will be forced to use antibiotics, so there is no need to use antibiotics, he said, adding that antibiotics used for viral infections can have side effects. Because it has no effect on viruses.
He said that the second cause besides viral diseases is allergies, which spread in autumn and cause symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, and phlegm. In this case, doctors will prescribe some anti-allergic nasal sprays. Treat nasal congestion.