Relationship between History of Infectious Diseases and Toddler Development in the Region Work of Rundeng Sub-district Health Center The City of Subulussalam Aceh Province in 2024

Abstract

Infection is one of the diseases that often occurs in toddlers, where one of the causes of infection is the poor nutritional status of toddlers, which is directly influenced by the lack of parental knowledge about nutritious food. One type of infectious disease in children that often occurs is diarrhea, the cause of which is 60-70% is rotavirus. Rotavirus is an infection that causes inflammation in the digestive tract so that it is susceptible to dehydration. Diarrhea is the leading cause of death in developing countries, the second cause of infant mortality worldwide and the number one cause of infant mortality worldwide.

Infant development can be viewed from four aspects of development, namely gross motor skills, fine motor skills, personal social skills, and language skills. Gross motor skills are the ability to make movements that involve large muscles and form body postures such as lifting the head, while fine motor skills are the ability to make finer movements and involve the flexibility of small muscles such as picking up small objects with fingers. Personal skills are the ability to socialize and interact with the environment, for example smiling at mom, while language skills are responding to sounds, following commands and speaking spontaneously.

Keywords :Toddlers, Diarrhea, Toddler Nutrition