Special interest

Diseases of the newborn arise for various reasons and have many different symptoms. First, the disease can be congenital, and such pathologies are not one dozen. Secondly, a child can get an infection that his mother has, during pregnancy or childbirth. Finally, the gastrointestinal tract and the airways of the child from the first minutes of life are beginning to be populated by microorganisms of the environment, among which there may be pathogenic ...

The most frequent diseases of the newborn are associated with skin, digestion and general intoxication when bacterial or viral infections enter the body. Be on the alert, and do not be lazy to replenish your knowledge to understand what diseases a newborn can take away from the joy of the baby's appearance in your family.

Child abuse

In 2002, 1.8 million cases of child abuse or neglect were reported in the United States, 896,000 cases were confirmed. Children of both sexes suffered with the same frequency.

Behavioral disorders and problems in children

Many behaviors of children or adolescents are of concern to parents or other adults. Behavioral disorders or individual actions become clinically significant if they are often repeated or observed continuously and are inadequate (for example, violate emotional maturation or social or cognitive function).

Diseases of teeth and oral cavity in children

For baby teeth, you need to take care no less carefully than for permanent teeth. After eating, rinse your mouth with plain water, and even better - brush your teeth.

Eye diseases in children

In the newborn immediately after birth, the eyelids are somewhat swollen, they may have hemorrhages, but this is not a pathology, but a variant of the norm. Eyes during sleep can not be closed completely.

Different kinds of rash in children

Rashes caused by the same diseases are so different in different people that even specialists in skin diseases can sometimes be difficult to diagnose.

Basic medical procedures necessary for the treatment of children

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Other types of child injury

Touching hot surfaces (to an iron, a stove, a pan, etc.), to a flame, tipping over containers with a hot or boiling liquid, electric shock, contacts with acids, alkalis, bleach, lime, caustic soda - all this leads to burns.

Damage to bones and joints in children

Little children often fall during mobile games, but they rarely have bone fractures. A small body weight and well-developed soft tissue cover weakens the impact force when falling

Assistance in case of accidents

Such injuries are very common in children. The injury is characterized by tissue damage without compromising the integrity of the skin. In this case, small vessels are usually destroyed, as a result of which there is a hemorrhage into the soft tissues.

Vaccinations and professional examinations

The goal of preventive vaccinations is to make the child immune to certain infections, protect it from a contagious disease and its complications.

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