Prevent and Eradicate Respiratory Infection
Prevention of ARI. Various strategi can be done to prevent and eradicate respiratory infection by the society include:
a. The importance of providing nutritious food.
Infants and toddlers who have good nutrition is rarely a serious illness because his body can ward off infection. Pneumonia that attacked the baby gets bottled milk is 2 x folding number than babies who are breastfed. Diet foods that contain vitamin A from fruits and vegetables a yellow color may also prevent infection.
b. Granting the importance of immunization
Providing full immunization should be accomplished in infants aged 1 year. If for some reason, it is not achieved then the infant / child must be immunized as soon as possible. Mild disease which often accompanies the child is not a reason for mothers not to bring children to the immunization officer. There are some serious respiratory illnesses, such is the whooping cough, tuberculosis and measles.
c. Environmental Hygiene
Dense environment will accelerate the spread of coughs. Spitting in indiscriminate places and sneezing in front of the children will also facilitate the transmission. Research shows that children who live with smokers are more frequently hospitalized because of suffering from ARI compared with children from families who do not smoke. Therefore, clean air and adequate ventilation are things that need to be taken by parents to prevent transmission of respiratory infection. Also when children suffer from ARI activities should take a break to hang out with other kids because it will spread very easily happen.