Al-Hasaka A wave of intestinal and respiratory infections affects about 100 children within a week.
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Al-Hasakah media director reported, quoting Dr. Rawaa Al-Shuwaikh, a pediatric specialist at the Ras Al-Ain National Hospital, that the children's clinic received about 100 medical cases within one week, most of which were intestinal infections, especially severe watery diarrhea, and cases of respiratory infection monitoring in addition to respiratory tract infections.
The director explained, quoting al-Shuwaikh, that the cases varied according to their severity, since mild infections were treated with oral medications at home, while moderate cases accompanied by mild to moderate dehydration required hospitalization in the children's ward at the hospital.
Al-Shuwaikh noted that a large number of children arrived in cases of severe dehydration that reached the point of shock, which necessitated their immediate admission to the intensive care unit.
It turned out that the wave caused the death of one child, as a result of suffering from excessive sodium dehydration, which led to him entering a state of shock that took his life.
She stated that the children's department currently includes about 23 children who suffer from moderate dehydration, and receive treatment with intravenous drugs, with continuous medical monitoring of the state of dehydration and their general state of health.
Al-Shuwaikh confirmed, according to what the director reported, that the exact reason behind this wave and the similarity of the symptoms among children have not yet been found, and noted that the director of health has officially updated the details of the situation in order to follow up on the case.