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Common Contagious Diseases
Keeping your child healthy is very important for his or her learning and development. Use the table below as a ...
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Can a Child Have Fifth Disease More Than Once?
Do kids have a natural immunity to fifth disease once they've had the virus?– LenoreFifth disease is one of the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
About UTIsUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in kids. By age 5, about 8% of girls and 1%-2% of boys have had at ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Parents: Protect Yourself and Your Children from Whooping Cough
Why Whooping Cough is Serious:Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a contagious disease that can be passed ...
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Whooping Cough Often Passed to Babies by Family
Pertussis (whooping cough), a highly contagious respiratory infection, is on the rise. And according to new research, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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How Did Chickenpox Get Its Name?
How did chickenpox get its name?– MarthaThe name chickenpox has been around for centuries, and there are a number ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Lyme Disease Case Reports Have Doubled in Past 15 Years
Most parents of past generations wouldn't think twice when their child was bitten by a tick — they'd likely just ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Over-the-Counter Drugs for Children
Over-the-counter (OTC) or non-prescription drugs are medications you can buy in your neighborhood pharmacies, grocery ...
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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccines: What You Need to Know
Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. See www.immunize.org/vis. ...
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Cover Your Cough
Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others Sick! Serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory ...
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Chickenpox Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. See www.immunize.org/vis. ...
Additional Content
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The Common Cold
What is the common cold and how long does it last? The common cold is a mild infection of the upper respiratory tract....
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Can Chronic Ear Infections Cause Long-Term Hearing Loss?
My daughter has had one ear infection after another. When she gets an infection, she seems to have trouble hearing, but...
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Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. See www.immunize.org/vis. What is...
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Fever: What You Need to Know
Are fevers dangerous? Not usually. A fever is the body’s natural response to an infection caused by virus or...
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