Cerebral Palsy Adverse circumstances occurring before or during birth can seriously affect the baby's brain, causing cerebral palsy. The various types of cerebral palsy cause a lifetime of handicap and reduced mental abilities. Read the article |
Chicken Pox Also known as varicella. This is a disease with a distinctive rash, and affects nearly all human beings at some time. It is not always a mild disease. Read the article |
Chicken Pox Prevention Varicella is no longer considered inevitable -- a vaccine is available. Even unvaccinated children who are exposed to the disease can be protected, by a number of ways. Read the article |
Chicken Pox Vaccine The chicken pox (varicella) vaccine has been in use for several years now. It is a safe vaccine, but how effective is it?
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The Common Cold It is common, visiting most children several times a year, and causes much misery and school absenteeism. What can be done for this viral disease? Read the article |
Diphtheria Not much seen nowadays because of universal vaccination with the diphtheria vaccine. When it does occur, it is a dangerous disease. Read the article |
Fever Fever is uncomfortable for children and scary for parents. Fever is usually a sign of a disease in the body, and needs more investigation than treatment. Read the article |
Dangerous Fever Fever is actually a friend, and helps our body to fight disease. However, it can also be a sign of serious and dangerous disease. Read the article |
Treatment of Fever Fever makes children uncomfortable, and reduces their activity, appetite, and general well being. How do we treat fever? Read the article |
Hepatitis B Disease The hepatitis b virus mainly affects the liver, and causes hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver failure in addition to liver carcinoma. Read the article |
Hepatitis B Prevention The hepatitis b virus is the second most cause of cancer in humans, after tobacco smoke. The infection can be prevented by using the vaccine and immunoglobulin. Read the article |
Hemophilus type b This bacterium causes a variety of serious, invasive disease in babies and young children. However, we now have a vaccine for this germ. Read the article |
Measles This viral disease affects all unvaccinated children, and is usually a mild, time limited illness. However, it can cause serious and life threatening disease. Read the article |
Measles Prevention Measles is a highly infectious disease, and all children used to get it before the vaccine was introduced. Read the article |
Mumps The mumps virus usually causes pain and swelling of the salivary glands, and is usually a mild illness. However, it can lead to some dangerous complications. Read the article |
Whooping Cough Whooping cough (pertussis) is a bacterial disease, and children with this dreadful cough suffer terribly. In addition, whooping cough leads to several complications. Read the article |
Pertussis Prevention Whooping cough is highly infectious, and vaccination remains important as a way to prevent it in children. Read the article |
Pneumonia Pneumonia is a major killer of children around the world. It is important to recognise it early and start treatment without delay. Read the article |
Rubella Rubella, also called German Measles, is a viral disease, and is a miild infection in children. However, if a woman gets rubella during early pregnancy, the unborn baby can be terribly afflicted. Read the article |
Sinusitis A cold that goes on and on may be an infection of the sinuses. Sinusitis is troublesome, often difficult to treat, and sometimes leads to dangerous complications. Read the article |