Archive for the ‘Child’ Category

Common Childhood Infections

The common cold is one of the most persistent and widely spread types of infections. It is estimated that the typical adult will have had at least 100 colds during childhood and adolescence. Most children suffer through common types of infection, such as measles, mumps, chicken pox and the flu. Immunizations routinely given to most [...]

Preventing Infections in Children

To parents, it often seems as if children have one infection after another. Especially for children in day care or preschool, it is a constant battle to deal with Infections and related symptoms. No matter how careful parents and staff members are about keeping surfaces clean, children seem to suffer many bouts of illness each [...]