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A Quick Guide to Common Childhood Diseases

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A Quick Guide to Common Childhood Diseases

Summary:
A guide for parents and health professionals that provides general information about communicable diseases commonly experienced by young children. It is a quick reference only and is intended to assist care providers with identifying common childhood diseases so that actions can be taken to decrease the spread of the illness or infestation to others.

Publication Date:
May 20, 2009

Audience: All

Category: Guidelines & Forms - Guidelines and Manuals

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Topic: Food & Your Health; Immunization & Vaccines; Outbreaks & Emergencies; Preventing Infection; Travel Health

Disease / Condition: Beaver Fever / Giardisis; Campylobacter; Chickenpox / Varicella; Cold sores / Herpes; Cryptococcal Disease; Cryptosporidium; Diphtheria; Flu / Influenza; German Measles / Rubella; Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HiB); Hamburger Disease (E coli); Hepatitis A; Measles; Meningitis / Meningococcal Infection; Molluscum Contagiosum; Mumps; Norovirus / Norwalk-like virus; Scabies; Shigella / Bacillary dysentery; Shingles; Streptococcal Disease, Invasive, Group A; Whooping Cough / Pertussis


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Last Updated: April 1, 2010