24 Children's Diseases Parents Should Know - Part 3

Even though parents have given the vaccine and tried to keep the child from disease, in reality the child can still be sick. As reported by Webmd.com, there are at least 24 diseases that appeared in childhood. Here are 8 diseases (the third and final part) that you can learn. Don't forget to consult your pediatrician to get the right diagnosis and treatment.

Dengue fever
Sometimes it is characterized by a rough red rash on the skin accompanied by strep throat. This is known as scarlet fever or scarlet fever. The rash starts from the chest and abdomen, then spreads throughout the body, accompanied by a reddish tongue like strawberries with high fever. Without treatment, any inflammatory infection can cause rheumatic fever, even in rare cases can cause heart damage. That is why dengue fever used to be a dreaded childhood disease. Fortunately, it's now easy to cure with antibiotics.

Reye's Syndrome
You may have received information that aspirin should not be given to children or adolescents. The reason is Reye's Syndrome which results in death when children take drugs containing aspirin to ward off viral diseases. Symptoms include dramatic behavioral changes, seizures, and coma. Reye's syndrome began to become rare after the CDC warned against giving aspirin to children.

MRSA infection or staph
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of Staph bacteria that cannot be treated using antibiotics. Doctors say MRSA is now a leading cause of skin infections. This infection usually appears in the form of sores or boils and may look like a spider bite. MRSA ear, nose and throat infections also increase in primary school children.

Impetigo
Impetigo is another skin infection caused by bacteria. This most often causes small blisters on the skin that look clustered and form a golden yellow crust. Touching fluids from blisters can spread infections to other parts of the body or other people. Besides being caused by staph bacteria, another possible cause is strep bacteria. This type of impetigo is most common in children aged 2-6 years. If treated with antibiotics, the wound usually heals without leaving a trace.

Ringworm
Ringworm is another skin infection caused by a fungus and not because of a worm. This results in the appearance of scaly red rings on the skin or hair loss from the scalp. Mushrooms spread easily from child to child so avoid sharing combs, brushes, towels, and clothes. Treat less with the use of antifungal drugs.

Lyme disease
The hallmark of this disease is the target circle-shaped rash that appears 1-2 weeks after tick bites - although not everyone experiences this characteristic shaped rash. The rash can be accompanied by fever, cold, and body aches. The culprit is a type of bacteria carried by small deer ticks. Without treatment, Lyme disease can affect the joints, nervous system, and heart.

Flu
Is your child having a cold or the flu? Both diseases do have similar symptoms, but the flu more often causes high fever, chills, body aches, extreme fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. Although most children recover on their own, the flu can cause serious complications such as pneumonia, especially in young children. The CDC recommends annual flu vaccinations for anyone, including adults.

Seasonal allergies
Seasonal allergies, sometimes called fever, are not infections, but reactions to microscopic particles such as pollen. Symptoms may include sneezing, runny eyes, and runny nose or nasal congestion which can only occur in spring or autumn. Children can constantly rub their noses using the palms, a movement called salute allergy. There is no cure for fever, but there are ways to help control the symptoms.

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