Conditions and illnesses

Conditions and illnesses

This document is designed to help healthcare professionals guide those speaking to children about COVID-19. The following are considerations to communicate in guiding parents and caretakers in conversations on the pandemic. 

Conditions and illnesses

A few tips to protect your child from dehydration during heat waves.

Conditions and illnesses

Fever is common in children but is not necessarily harmful, nor is it always evidence of a serious illness. Fever is a sign that the body’s inflammatory response has been turned on. 

Conditions and illnesses

Newly recognized category of eating disorder gives doctors tools to diagnose children who have a different motivation to limit food intake

Conditions and illnesses

A common childhood viral infection, hand-foot-and-mouth disease mainly affects children, but can also be contracted by adults of all ages.

Conditions and illnesses
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