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| Adenoids - Usually adenoids shrink after the age of 5 and disappear by puberty. Enlargement can cause obstruction... |
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| Asthma in Children - Narrowing of the small airways in the lungs, causing child to wheeze, cough, choke, and figh... |
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| Autism - Withdrawal from all forms of social contact. Child retreats into own world, refuses to be cuddled, avoid... |
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| Bed Wetting - Towards the end of their second year most children begin to know what a full bladder or bowel feels... |
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| Chafing - Sore, red skin caused by friction against clothing... |
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| Chicken Pox - A very infectious viral disease spread by droplets from the nose, mouth, or rash of an infected chi... |
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| Clumsiness - Poor coordination and accident-proneness may be due to anxiety, lack of confidence, lack of concentr... |
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| Colds in Children - Extremely common in childhood, especially once child goes to school or playschool and is expo... |
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| Cough in Children - Coughing expels foreign bodies and irritating mucus from the trachea and airways of the lungs... |
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| Croup & Stridor - Stridor is medical shorthand for 'crowing', grunting, and wheezing brought on by sudden nar... |
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| Diptheria - Acute bacterial infection of the throat (larynx, pharynx, tonsils), once common but now rare due to i... |
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| Dyslexia - Child has normal IQ but finds reading and spelling difficult and unrewarding, confusing similar letter... |
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| Eczema in Children - An allergic reaction to incompletely digested protein or to toxins in the blood due to the l... |
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| Febrile Convulsions - Fits brought on by fever. There is no evidence that febrile convulsions cause permanent bra... |
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| Fever in Children - Fever, signalled by body temperature rising above the normal range of 36-37°C (96.8-98.6°F), ... |
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| Fits in Children - Not all involuntary, convulsive movements are epileptic fits or traceable to injury or infecti... |
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| Glue Ear in Children - Muffled hearing due to build-up of sticky fluid in middle ear and poor transmission of sou... |
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| Growing Pains - Aching, heavy pains in the calves and thighs, usually experienced between age of six and thirteen... |
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| Growth Disorders - If your child’s height or weight lies outside the acceptable range for his or her age, consult... |
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| Hepatitis in Children - Children are usually affected by type A viral hepatitis, spread from faeces to mouth by p... |
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| Indigestion in Children - Heartburn, belching, flatulence, nausea, or just vague discomfort after eating. In chil... |
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| Insecurity in Children - Most young children have fears and apprehensions of some kind. They may be afraid of the... |
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| Lack of Confidence - Some degree of nervousness and uncertainty in unfamiliar situations is quite natural in todd... |
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| Limping - If limp disappears when child is barefoot, suspect shoes or socks that are too tight, or a nail stickin... |
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| Measles - Highly infectious viral disease spread by droplets in coughs and sneezes. More serious in adults than c... |
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| Meningitis in Children - Inflammation of membranes or meninges surrounding brain and spinal cord, caused by bacte... |
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| Mental Handicap - One child in fifty is assessed as educationally subnormal and likely to benefit from going to a... |
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| Mumps - Viral infection of saliva glands (parotid and sub-maxillary), spread by droplets in coughs and sneezes. N... |
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| Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidneys, often brought on by abnormal immune reaction to infection, especially to... |
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| Nephrotic Syndrome - Damage to kidneys, resulting in decreased flow of urine, excretion of protein in urine, and ... |
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| Rheumatic Fever - An allergic reaction to streptococcal infections, causing acute inflammation of the joints, rhe... |
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| Ringworm (Tinea) - Nothing to do with worms! A fungal infection of the skin, so called because it causes red, sca... |
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| Roseola Infantum - Virus infection of children aged between six months and three years. Incubation period variabl... |
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| School Phobia - Child dreads going to school. May be due to factors at home or at school, with negative emotions ... |
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| Speech Difficulties - Stay be due to partial or total deafness, excitement, or anxiety, or may be associated with... |
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| Squint in Children - Not usually apparent until child is three months old, often associated with short sight or l... |
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| Stammering - Repetitive stumbling over consonants at beginnings of words, usually a sign of stress in children ov... |
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| Still`s Disease - An autoimmune disease similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Usually onsets between age of two and fi... |
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| Tantrums - Outbursts of angry crying, shouting, and screaming if demands are not instantly met. Tensions within t... |
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| Teething - Sore gums, irritability, and stomach upsets during eruption of milk teeth. Babies cut their first teet... |
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| Threadworms - Tiny, white, thread-like worms which infest the rectum, causing itching around anus and sometimes... |
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| Tonsilitis in Children - Infected tonsils. The tonsils are two small sacs of lymphatic tissue on either side of t... |
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| Tooth Decay in Children - From the moment they erupt, teeth are vulnerable to decay. Bacteria act on sugars in th... |
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| Vulvovaginitis - Redness, soreness and itchiness around vulva (vaginal opening), usually caused by germs in faece... |
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