Question
My child has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome, and I am very scared and deeply saddened. I am not very clear about the dangers of the disease and have little understanding of it. I want to know what causes Down Syndrome and what are its dangers?
Answer
Down Syndrome is a congenital disease caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Clinical manifestations include intellectual disability, delayed physical development, and are often accompanied by other deformities and poor resistance to infections. There is no effective treatment available. Due to intellectual disability, there is a risk of danger throughout life, and poor physical resistance makes it easy to contract infections. Therefore, family members must provide active education and training to give the child a certain degree of self-care ability. While some severe diseases require home nursing care.