In the face of budding babies, adults seem to have no resistance. It is very common to have fun and kiss.
Dante’s mother heard before that a baby in England was infected with herpes virus due to being kissed by a visitor and could hardly be saved.
At that time, I really got a fright, because Ding Ma also wanted to kiss every time she saw the baby…
According to the public information, He had a rash on his body, There are even ulcers. Anxious mothers rushed to take their babies to the hospital. The diagnosis was that the baby was infected with herpes virus (this is a large class of viruses, of which herpes simplex virus is the most common and causes herpes near the mouth), but fortunately the doctor saw a doctor in time, otherwise the baby may suffer from organ damage. Reviewing the medical history, it was found that the baby may have been kissed by a person suffering from herpes on the lip, and the virus was transmitted to the baby through saliva…
I think many mothers also have such daily experiences:
Kiss the baby’s mouth at any time ();
Sometimes you will carefully use your tongue to test the temperature of your baby’s supplementary food.
When playing with, let the baby’s finger put into the mother’s mouth to explore ()
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However, these news remind us that improper kissing will bring unexpected danger to your baby, especially the newborn baby! Let’s learn how to put an end to this kind of [extremely happy and sad] event!
These 6 categories of people try not to kiss their babies at will.
There are hundreds of pathogens in the large population. The above-mentioned examples are only typical cases. In fact, there are other diseases. Patients cannot kiss babies’ mouths casually, especially newborns.
1. [Leaflets] Patients
Leaflets, or infectious mononucleosis, are infectious diseases mainly caused by EB virus. The main symptoms are fever, pharynx, tonsillitis, cervical lymph node enlargement and hepatosplenomegaly. Saliva can cause infection, so it is also called “kissing disease”.
If EB virus is transmitted to infants, most of them have no obvious symptoms, but they will lurk in the body for a long time, which may affect immune function, cause other symptoms, and may relapse when immunity decreases. Moreover, the virus is also related to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
However, the diagnosis of this disease is difficult and requires complicated laboratory examination. Therefore, if the above symptoms cannot be completely ruled out as EB virus infection, please do not contact infants with saliva and kiss your mouth slowly.
2. People with long face bubbles and viruses
- If the adult face has the rash (blisters) caused by herpes is attack, Kissing can also spread (mostly herpes simplex virus)-not only can one not kiss one’s mouth, As long as it is the place where herpes is growing, don’t touch it. For newborns with weak resistance, if mumps virus exists in adults’ saliva, it is possible to infect children through saliva. Ding Ma has also been saying that babies should avoid direct contact with people who catch colds and cough. Patients should wear masks and wash their hands frequently.
3. People infected with Helicobacter pylori
The infection rate of Helicobacter pylori (HP) in China is quite high, and the detection rate of different ethnic groups in different regions is as high as 30% ~ 80%.
The transmission route of HP is still unclear, and whether it is transmitted through saliva among adults is still controversial. Some media have made a lot of reports on the risk of HP infection caused by eating together, and even exaggerated that eating together or causing gastric cancer is entirely for the sake of attracting attention.
However, there is currently an academic view that, HP infection is generally mainly targeted at infants, If infants eat with HP infected people and share tableware, eat food chewed by patients (which should have been banned long ago), or are kissed on the mouth by patients, they may be infected by HP in the saliva of patients. Therefore, unless you are very sure that you are not infected with HP, you should avoid kissing infants’ mouths. After all, HP infection rate is too high, we are all human beings, right?
4. People suffering from oral diseases such as periodontal disease
There are countless bacteria in the oral cavity of adults, some of which are the main causes of tooth decay and periodontal diseases (including gingivitis, periodontitis, etc.). They may also be transmitted to the baby through saliva, endangering the baby’s delicate deciduous teeth, including mouth-to-mouth kissing, chewing and feeding, etc.
Moreover, if adults’ oral problems are not obvious, they may not specially check and treat them. Therefore, blocking saliva transmission is the most reliable prevention method.
The American Periodontal Association (AAP) recommends that if family members suffer from periodontal disease, other family members living together should be screened because the probability of saliva contact between family members is too high ().
5. People with diarrhea
Diarrhea is an intestinal infectious disease, but many pathogenic pathogens enter the intestinal tract through the mouth. If the diarrhea person does not wash his hands or wash his hands after defecation or contact feces (including changing diapers), it may be transmitted to him after contacting the baby at the back, increasing the probability of infectious diarrhea in the baby.
6. People with Heavy Makeup
Some mothers who love beauty like makeup, but cosmetics may contain some ingredients that are not suitable for babies, and even it is often reported that famous brands indiscriminately add banned substances such as antibiotics. When you are in close contact, these substances may be contaminated on the baby’s skin and even enter the baby’s body, which may cause contact dermatitis and even antibiotic resistance.
The United States has reported cases of lead poisoning caused by babies sticking their faces to their mothers and licking the powder and fat on their mothers’ faces by mistake. (At present, the lead content in most regular cosmetics is very low, so it is estimated that this is fake and inferior products.)
It is forbidden to kiss infants’ mouths.
Looking at the above examples, we will find that many common pathogens are everywhere, many adults may be hidden infected, while infants’ immunity is not yet fully developed and they are more vulnerable to infection, and some cases will be more serious.
Here is only a list of a few common situations. The truth is that there are many other pathogens that can also be transmitted through saliva/droplets. Here we will not list them one by one.
Therefore, there is no need to [turn pale at the mention of kissing], let alone absolutely prohibit kissing. After all, kissing can take many forms, but it is absolutely important not to kiss infants’ mouths (let alone wet kisses). The American Academy of Pediatrics also solemnly recommends that any form of saliva sharing should be avoided with infants.
In fact, besides expressing our love for our baby through mouth-to-mouth kissing, there are many ways to express our love, such as kissing our cheeks, forehead, rubbing our small nose, or hugging our baby, etc. Even reading a children’s book together by parents and children is a good parent-child interaction.
How to politely refuse others to kiss your baby?
Here are a few more tips for your baby to avoid kissing that we don’t like as much as possible.
- Make a “Don’t Touch Baby” sign on the stroller. In public, cover the stroller with a thin blanket and affix a no sign on the baby’s strap, saying “Please wash your hands before touching me!” ] Older baby, teach her to kiss others, only kiss cheek not kiss mouth, someone came to want to kiss her, can put cheek side in the past. Set limits: If strangers directly come up to kiss the baby (actually very strange ah), parents can directly tell them, don’t hold the baby at will, touch the baby, kiss the baby, to acquaintances also want to call a spade a spade.