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Jaundice or jaundice.
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GridHEALTH.id – Hepatitis The mysterious acute disease is currently being discussed, because it attacks a number of children in various countries around the world.
Regarding this condition, jaundice or jaundice This is one of the symptoms to watch out for.
What is jaundice syndrome? Reported from Cleveland ClinicJaundice is a condition when the skin, sclera (white part of the eye) and mucous membranes turn yellow. Discoloration of the skin and other body parts, occurs due to high levels of bilirubin.
Bilirubin is a yellow-orange bile pigment. Bilirubin is formed from the breakdown of red blood cells.
Basically, jaundice is not a disease, but a symptom of a certain medical condition.
In infants the cause of jaundice is high levels of bilirubin. However, in adults, this condition occurs if they have hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, and C), gallstones, gallbladder cancer, and pancreatic tumors.
Jaundice has some symptoms that are similar to the disease acute hepatitis mysterious that attacks the children at this time. Among them are as follows.
* Fever
* Fever or cold
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* Stomach ache
* Flu-like symptoms
* Changes in skin color
* Dark urine and pale stools
In infants, jaundice usually causes a yellow tinge from the head and spreads throughout the body to the toes.
Meanwhile, in mysterious acute hepatitis, the most common clinical symptoms according to WHO are the following.
* Stomach ache
* Diarrhea
* Nausea and vomiting
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* Increase in liver enzymes
* Yellowing skin
Quoted from the page WHO.intIn most cases of acute hepatitis, affected children do not develop a fever.
Viruses commonly found in hepatitis, namely hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses, were not detected in this mysterious hepatitis case. So the cause is still being studied.
Prevention of jaundice and mysterious acute hepatitis
Because of the many causes, special prevention is difficult. However, it can be avoided by not having contact with people with hepatitis (A, B, or D), maintaining weight, and controlling cholesterol.
Whereas in children, especially infants, prevention can be done by breastfeeding 8-12 times a day during the first day of life. If drinking formula, it should be given every two to three hours with an average of 30-60 milliliters.
Meanwhile, the way to prevent mysterious acute hepatitis is to always maintain cleanliness, because it is suspected that it can be transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract.
For example, by always washing hands, not sharing personal items with others, making sure the food given to children is perfectly cooked, and keeping a distance from people who have vomiting or diarrhea.
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