Everyone is going gaga over H1N1 but I don't, I have Impetigo Contagiosa to treat!
Last June 11, I went to TU for the annual parents orientation. The first thing that the teachers asked me was "do you have a load in DLSU?, What are you they doing about H1N1?". From that moment on, I know H1N1 will be part of the orientation agenda.
Indeed it was. When Teacher Gabby started to discuss what they are doing for H1N1 prevention, all ears where on her. The silence turned into murmurs; murmurs turned into questions; and questions turned into votes... They wanted the kids as young as 1 1/2 to wash their hands with sanitizers upon entrance to TU and checked for body temperature. A 27.5c is automatic "go home". This is applicable to yayas as well. Fine with me. They wanted kids with traveling parents to self-quarantine for 10 days. Fine with me, but a number of parents complained that they shouldn't have enrolled their kids if that's the case. They travel very often that their kids might end up "self-quarantining" the whole school year! Funny, but it's true.
All the fuss for H1N1... Doctors are saying that H1N1 was blown out of proportion, ordinary flu or dengue can be as much deadlier nowadays because of all the raining. I wonder, there is just too much media hype on H1N1... could this be a part of a grand conspiracy to hide the "CON ASS" move in the lower house of the House of the Representatives?! (I don't want to go into that)
Anyways, I really don't care about H1N1. My heart and brain are overwhelmed with the "Impetigo Contagiosa" that infected my daughter's beautiful, fine, long neck! It started as "bungang araw" which i treated with Curash, then J&J cornstarch powder, then Petroleum Jelly. Elle Marie scratched it, left a tinnie winnie wound that turned into red, swelling-like, peeling-off big wound that is slowly spreading on her neck. Worse, we cannot contact her pedia for consultation! So, we called her ninang doctor for advise and she told us to give her Elica.
After a few days, the wound is getting bigger and bigger. Every time we go out to the mall, people would look at her as if she has "ketong"... I just could not take it. I prayed hard to God to free Elle Marie with that infection and give it to me! It is just not fair for her to have it!
Good thing we remembered that Elle Marie has a Tita Dematologist so we called her for advise. At first she thought it was "Intertrigo" and gave us 3 creams to put on her neck but they didn't work! So, we went to their house in Cavite for a better physical examination and as soon as she saw Elle Marie, she said it is "Impetigo Contagiosa" and gave us another set of oral-medicines.
Impetigo Contagiosa I researched in the net, is an infectious superficial infection of the skin due to streptococci, staphylococci, or both. It is characterized by superficial vesicular lesions that later become pustular and then crusted, the resultant crusts being often honey-coloured. Lesions predominantly occur on the face, arms and legs of infants and children.
Thank God for Ninang Dea and Tita Marie, Elle Marie is slowly recovering. Yes, TU accepted her in class. They should because we have a medical certificate from Tita Marie saying that she is fit to go to class! But, I cannot do anything with the "stares" that the yayas in TU have been giving Elle Marie. I know that they are just concerned with their charges health. It is ok, I would want my yaya to do the same thing for Elle Marie!
P.S. for more information on Impetigo Contagiosa please see:
Last June 11, I went to TU for the annual parents orientation. The first thing that the teachers asked me was "do you have a load in DLSU?, What are you they doing about H1N1?". From that moment on, I know H1N1 will be part of the orientation agenda.
Indeed it was. When Teacher Gabby started to discuss what they are doing for H1N1 prevention, all ears where on her. The silence turned into murmurs; murmurs turned into questions; and questions turned into votes... They wanted the kids as young as 1 1/2 to wash their hands with sanitizers upon entrance to TU and checked for body temperature. A 27.5c is automatic "go home". This is applicable to yayas as well. Fine with me. They wanted kids with traveling parents to self-quarantine for 10 days. Fine with me, but a number of parents complained that they shouldn't have enrolled their kids if that's the case. They travel very often that their kids might end up "self-quarantining" the whole school year! Funny, but it's true.
All the fuss for H1N1... Doctors are saying that H1N1 was blown out of proportion, ordinary flu or dengue can be as much deadlier nowadays because of all the raining. I wonder, there is just too much media hype on H1N1... could this be a part of a grand conspiracy to hide the "CON ASS" move in the lower house of the House of the Representatives?! (I don't want to go into that)
Anyways, I really don't care about H1N1. My heart and brain are overwhelmed with the "Impetigo Contagiosa" that infected my daughter's beautiful, fine, long neck! It started as "bungang araw" which i treated with Curash, then J&J cornstarch powder, then Petroleum Jelly. Elle Marie scratched it, left a tinnie winnie wound that turned into red, swelling-like, peeling-off big wound that is slowly spreading on her neck. Worse, we cannot contact her pedia for consultation! So, we called her ninang doctor for advise and she told us to give her Elica.
After a few days, the wound is getting bigger and bigger. Every time we go out to the mall, people would look at her as if she has "ketong"... I just could not take it. I prayed hard to God to free Elle Marie with that infection and give it to me! It is just not fair for her to have it!
Good thing we remembered that Elle Marie has a Tita Dematologist so we called her for advise. At first she thought it was "Intertrigo" and gave us 3 creams to put on her neck but they didn't work! So, we went to their house in Cavite for a better physical examination and as soon as she saw Elle Marie, she said it is "Impetigo Contagiosa" and gave us another set of oral-medicines.
Impetigo Contagiosa I researched in the net, is an infectious superficial infection of the skin due to streptococci, staphylococci, or both. It is characterized by superficial vesicular lesions that later become pustular and then crusted, the resultant crusts being often honey-coloured. Lesions predominantly occur on the face, arms and legs of infants and children.
The treatment of this affection is exceedingly simple; all that is necessary is to remove the crusts and to apply a mercurial or a sulphur ointment, two or three times a day, and in a short time all traces of the affeection wil1 disappear, except the macules, which mark the previous site of the eruption. These gradually fade, and ultimately the skin assumes a normal aspect, without mark or scar.
Thank God for Ninang Dea and Tita Marie, Elle Marie is slowly recovering. Yes, TU accepted her in class. They should because we have a medical certificate from Tita Marie saying that she is fit to go to class! But, I cannot do anything with the "stares" that the yayas in TU have been giving Elle Marie. I know that they are just concerned with their charges health. It is ok, I would want my yaya to do the same thing for Elle Marie!
P.S. for more information on Impetigo Contagiosa please see:
http://www.logoi.com/health/skin_diseases/impetigo_contagiosa.html
http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/27004/diagnose.htm
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