2023-08-24 18:00:27
According to the SEP, for the return to school for the 2023-2024 cycle, the return of around 29.8 million students is expected.
Although coexistence and the face-to-face format improve children’s cognitive development, they also expose them to various viruses and bacteria.
It is estimated that respiratory tract infections can occur more than 6 times per year in a person.
He back to school It looks closer and closer to basic level schools in Mexico. According to the calendar of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) on August 28, millions of children will resume their activities in public and private schools in all primary and secondary schools in the country.
In this case, in addition to knowledge, there are other advantages offered by the school in its face-to-face modality. The contact between students and the interaction with the teachers promote the cognitive development and social skills of minors.
At the same time, the fact of leaving home to go to the schools is a first step to resume physical activities. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, a lifestyle based on the sedentary lifestyle It promotes obesity and other diseases.
The most common disease during back to school
Parallel to the positive impact generated by the return to academic activities, there are also some points against it. The coexistence between students, teachers and staff exposes them all to various pathogens such as viruses and bacteria.
Based on Statista, the acute respiratory infections they were the most common type of diseases in Mexico during 2021. Only among children between the ages of 5 and 19 they represented more than 2,600,000 cases per year. For this reason, it is important to raise awareness among the population and parents about the care of these conditions to avoid future complications. Additionally, the Ministry of Health (SSa) recently mentioned that the use of face masks is recommended, clarifying the limits of their usefulness.
“When children return to school, they become more vulnerable to contracting respiratory diseases, this is due to interaction with people, which can lower defenses and thereby increase the risk of contracting respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, flu and cough, among others” mentioned Dr. Aurora Chávez García, specialist in Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Medical Pediatrics.
In this sense, for protect yourself from these infections Back to school it is necessary to strengthen the immune system through a balanced diet, physical activity, getting enough sleep and being in a smoke-free environment.
In addition, the specialist mentioned that some immunostimulants have shown that they can modulate the immune system to induce a response to antibodies, which translates into a reduction in symptoms associated with respiratory infections and thus prevents up to three infectious episodes per year. .
Given this return to school, it is important to reinforce preventive health measures that help protect children and strengthen their defenses, especially in the first two weeks of school because it is where they are most at risk of contracting this type of illness. respiratory diseases.
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