What Parents Must Take Care of so that Children Avoid Acute Hepatitis

acute hepatitis still a threat to child in Indonesia. Parent It is recommended to keep the two main channels in the child’s body.

Director of Prevention and Control Disease The Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the two channels could be the entry point for the virus that causes acute hepatitis.

“There are two main channels, the first is the gastrointestinal tract, the second is the respiratory tract. This really must be taken care of so as not to be exposed to mysterious acute hepatitis,” said Nadia in a webinar discussing mysterious acute hepatitis, Friday (1/7).

The following are things that can be done so that these two channels can be maintained properly and do not become an entry point for viruses.

How to Maintain the Digestive Tract

There are several things parents can do to protect their child’s digestive tract. Here are some of them.

1. Hands

Parents should teach their children to always keep their hands clean. Hands become the entryway for germs to enter the digestive tract through the objects they touch.

“Regularly washing hands with soap, don’t loosen up, because this is a form of self-protection,” said Nadia

2. Healthy, clean and cooked food

Keeping what goes into the mouth is the main thing that must also be done. Make sure the food you eat is clean and cooked perfectly.

3. Cutlery

Use cutlery separately. You can also teach children to bring their own cutlery when leaving the house.

4. Stay away from sick people

Not leaving, but avoiding. You must keep your child from coming into contact with sick people.

5. Keep it clean

Keeping the house and the environment clean must continue to be done.

How to Maintain the Airway

In addition to the digestive tract, you also have to take care of the respiratory tract. Here are ways that can be done;

– reduce mobility;
– wear a mask when traveling;
– keep distance from others;
– avoid crowds or crowds.

(tst/asr)

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