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00:00This is a human metanemovirus, which is a respiratory virus, and this is mostly in children.
00:17I am a doctor for children, so this is mostly in children, children under the age of 5.
00:26And it causes infection in the elderly, or those who have an immune deficiency or immunosuppression.
00:39This virus was discovered in 2001, and it has been reported in India since 2008.
00:49I did a study on this in PGI, where 7% of the children who have pneumonia, who have viral pneumonia, have this virus.
01:02So, what I am trying to say is that this virus has been around for a long time,
01:08which causes respiratory infections in children and also in adults.
01:12This virus did not have much of a work-up, but after COVID, we have all become very sensitized
01:17so that there is no such virus in our community, which can cause a pandemic or an epidemic.
01:23So, this happens in winters, and there is another virus in children, the respiratory sensation virus, RSV.
01:30Along with that, it is collected many times, and that is the season of these viruses, which is today.
01:37So, there have been 7-8 cases reported in our country so far.
01:42There may be more than that, because it is found a lot in winters.
01:47But this does not cause any major illness, so we have to be very careful.
01:52However, we are always afraid of the viruses that cause pneumonia in children,
01:57because if there is any problem in children, we take it very seriously.
02:02So, for that, we always have to be prepared.
02:05First of all, if a child is showing signs of acute respiratory infection,
02:10for example, if the child has a fever, a cold, a cough, or if he is breathing fast,
02:17or if there are potholes on his chest when he is breathing,
02:21and it feels as if he is having trouble breathing,
02:24then we should immediately bring the child to the hospital.
02:28And there, it is assessed whether he needs oxygen or not.
02:33In this case, there is no benefit of giving antibiotics,
02:38unless there is a bacterial infection along with the virus.
02:43So, in those situations, antibiotics are given.
02:46Otherwise, there is no need to give antibiotics for this virus.
02:50So, according to me, we do not have to worry so much about the human metadermal virus,
02:57because it is already found in our country, and we treat it.
03:02Children often recover.
03:05Only those who are premature, many children who are born before their time,
03:10for example, if they are 28 weeks old, 32 weeks old,
03:14and their weight is between 1 kg and 2 kg, or even less than that,
03:18this infection will be more effective in those children.
03:22The consequences can be more serious.
03:25In addition to this, if there is malnutrition in the children,
03:28if the child's health is not good, if he is very weak,
03:31then the symptoms of pneumonia in those children can affect the child more seriously.
03:38That is why we need to be very careful that if any child or any adult is having these symptoms,
03:46then there is no need to panic.
03:52But do consult a doctor.
03:55And if it is necessary, then get it treated.
03:58Mainly the treatment will be supportive, and most of the people will recover from it.
04:04Madam, are there any medicines available for this?
04:07So, for medicines, it is only that if someone is having fever,
04:10then he will take medicine for that.
04:13If he is short of oxygen, then he will have to give oxygen.
04:16But before that, his hydration should be good.
04:19Give him warm water, or give him fluids.
04:24We can give milk to the children.
04:29You can also make something else and give it to him.
04:32You can boil something in water and give it to him.
04:35So, hydration is needed.
04:38Because when the breathing is fast, then the fluid inside us also goes out of the way of breathing.
04:44Apart from that, there is no need to give antibiotics.
04:47There is no need to give any other exotic medicines.
04:50And mostly, this will cure it.
04:53If someone has vitamin D deficiency, then we should correct that.
04:58Otherwise,