Babies and children * Young people

Common childhood illnesses

all about childhood illnesses Causes, symptoms, treatments and prevention

Children are prone to many conditions and diseases. Thankfully, modern medicine and practices such as mass vaccination have drastically reduced the harmful effects of many of these ailments, but children are still susceptible to many illnesses.

So here is our practical guide to some of the most common conditions that affect children, and sometimes adults.

This article was published on Wed 4 November 2009



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