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Childhood Conditions A-Z
The conditions that can affect children vary from the common cold to those that are extremely serious. The Childhood Conditions A-Z topic covers common topics such as allergies, asthma and immunisation. For information on other conditions and diseases that affect adults as well as children, have a look at the topics listed on the HealthInsite Conditions and Diseases page.
Child and Youth Health (South Australia) and Raising children network: the Australian parenting website [Raising Children Network (RCN)] also provide information on a range of childhood conditions.
Updated November 2011
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Links to information on allergies and sensitivities in children, including those to food, medicines, pollens and insect bites.
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Links to information on the effects of antibiotics on children.
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Links to information on autism spectrum disorders.
Children with Physical Disabilities
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Links to information about children with physical disabilities.
Communication Disorders in Childhood
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Links to information on communication or communicative disorders, including speech, language and hearing problems.
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Links to information on down syndrome.
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Links to information on the symptoms, causes and management of childhood fever.
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Links to information on Fifth (or "slapped face") Disease.
Gastrointestinal Conditions in Childhood
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Links to information on the symptoms, causes and management of gastrointestinal conditions, including diarrhoea, abdominal pain, colic and vomiting in childhood.
Hearing Impairments in Children
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Links to information about hearing impairments in children.
Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
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Links to information on immunisation, vaccine preventable diseases and their symptoms, including chickenpox, cholera, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal disease, hepatitis, haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), measles, mumps and rubella, poliomyelitis and tetanus.
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Links to information on living with illness in general, specific illnesses, support groups, and nutritional information.
Maladaptive Behaviours in Childhood
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Links to resources on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Conduct Disorder and other disorders affecting children´s behaviour.
Meningitis and Meningococcal Infections
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Links to information on the various types of meningitis and meningococcal infections, their causes and symptoms.
Middle Ear Infections in Childhood
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Links to information which cover the symptoms, causes and management of middle ear infections.
Respiratory Conditions in Childhood
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Links to information about respiratory conditions that are common in childhood, such as croup, bronchiolitis and asthma.
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Links to information about skin diseases that affect children.
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Links to information about tonsillitis, including tonsillectomy.
