Dry lips in babies can make them uncomfortable and fussy, because dry lips can bother them when eating or sleeping. Come on, Mother, find out how to deal with dry lips in babies. Dry lips in babies are usually caused by the baby's habit of licking lips, hot weather, and Kawasaki disease. If your child's lips look dry, you need to be careful, because this can be a symptom of dehydration. Various Ways to Overcome Dry Lips in Babies To deal with dry lips in infants, there are 7 ways you can do, namely: 1. Routinely clean baby's lips Cleaning baby's lips regularly can prevent and treat dry lips in babies. Mother can clean the Little One's lips with a cotton bud and clean water. 2. Use lip balm or petroleum jelly Lip balm, such as petroleum jelly, is useful for keeping baby's lips moist. But before using moisturizers or petroleum jelly on the lips of the Little One, you should consult your pediatrician first. 3. Apply Mother's Milk The benefits of bre...
Anthrax is a serious disease caused by infection with anthrax bacteria or Bacillus anthracis. This bacterium is commonly found in soil. Although usually infecting animals, anthrax can also affect humans. Anthrax attacks livestock or wild animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, camels, horses, and pigs. Infection can occur when the animal inhales or swallows bacterial spores in the soil, plants, or water that have been contaminated with anthrax bacteria. Anthrax is more common in developing countries and countries that do not have routine animal vaccination programs. Anthrax disease in Indonesia Anthrax is still an endemic disease in Indonesia. Cases of anthrax are still reported to appear in several areas, namely Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Java, East Java and East Nusa Tenggara. The last case occurred in 2017 in East Java and Yogyakarta. Cases of anthrax often appear at the beginning of the year to coincide with the rainy season in Indonesia. Th...