Can you spot the flu in your child? If you know its symptoms, causes, and treatments, that will help you care for your little one.
Croup is a condition that irritates your baby’s upper airways and causes them to swell
Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a bacterial infection that gets into your nose and throat.
Measles is an infection you get from a virus. The measles virus lives in the mucus of the nose and throat. It’s spread through the air and by coming into direct contact with someone who has it.
Fifth disease, or erythema infectiosum, is a contagious viral infection common among school-age children.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection in children that causes sores called ulcers inside or around their mouth and a rash or blisters on their hands, feet, legs, or buttocks.
Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea and other intestinal symptoms. It’s very contagious and is the most common cause of diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide.
If your child says their stomach hurts often, they may have a problem in their intestine, the long, twisting tube that helps the body digest foods.
There are a number of skin conditions seen in infants and young children, including cradle cap, molluscum, acne, roseola, and fifth disease.
It is not uncommon for a child between the ages of 2 and 5 to have a period of temporary stuttering.
Usually, bedwetting is outgrown with time and rarely is anything seriously wrong. Sometimes, though, medical help is needed.
One-third of children in the U. S. are overweight or obese. And that number continues to rise.
our child comes home from the ball field or the ice skating rink and says something hurts. You'll need a doctor to know for sure if they broke a bone, but there are some things you can see for yourself that help you figure out what's going on.