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What Parents Need to Know About Exposure to Communicable Disease
As a child care provider, you join hands with parents in your efforts to create a healthy environment for children in ...
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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?- RikkiUsually, kids who've been infected ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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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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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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Acetaminophen Safety
Acetaminophen, sold as Tylenol and other brand names such as Paracetamol, Panadol, Tempra and Tapanol, is one of the ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
About CytomegalovirusInfection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the herpesvirus family, is very common. Between ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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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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Should Girls Who Aren't Sexually Active Be Vaccinated Against HPV?
I've heard about the HPV vaccine for teenage girls. But I'm not sure my 14-year-old daughter needs it since she's not ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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NICHCY Connections...to Information in Spanish on Disability Conditions
AD/HD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Two publications on Desorden Deficitario de la Atención from ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Quinta enfermedad (Eritema infeccioso)
(Fifth Disease) ¿Que es la quinta enfermedad (Eritema infeccioso)?Especialmente frecuente en niños de ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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The Immunization Debate: Should You Vaccinate?
There's no denying that immunization programs have had a major impact on disease, but vaccines are still a source of ...
Source: Education.com
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Swine Flu and Children: Should Parents Be Worried?
Just how much should parents be worried about swine flu? Here's what parents need to know about keeping kids safe.
Source: Education.com
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Nongenetic causes of hearing loss
Hearing loss falls into two causal categories: nongenetic and genetic (Andrews et al., 2004). The most common ...
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Proteja a Su Bebé de Las Infecciones
Estreptococos del grupo BSi usted está embarazada, o conoce a alguien que lo está, es necesario que sepa ...
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Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What You Need To Know
Updated 8/11/09 Why get vaccinated? Influenza (“flu”) is a contagious disease. It is caused ...
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Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: 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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Cold Sores
About Cold Sores Cold sores are small and painful blisters that can appear around the mouth, face, or nose. Sometimes...
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Talking to Kids About AIDS
What Adults Must Know Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious illness and a public health crisis that...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
