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Croup, bronchiolitis and other respiratory conditions are common in children under two years. Asthma is also a common condition that affects about one in four Australian children.
Updated November 2007
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Haemophilus influenza type B
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Before the introduction of Hib immunisation in 1993, the bacterial infection Haemophilus influenza type B was one of the most common causes of meningitis in young children (generally under the age of 2 years), and it was also the cause of epiglottitis which causes breathing problems.
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Sep 2008
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Hiccups
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Hiccups are the caused by a sudden, unpredictable tightening of the diaphragm.
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Sep 2008
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Nose bleeds
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Bleeding from the nose is common in children and is usually not severe. It usually stops with first aid treatment.
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Sep 2008
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Bronchitis
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many children, when they get a cold, also develop a cough. This can be due to bronchitis, which is when the lining of the trachea and bronchi, (becomes reddened and swollen, and there is more mucous.
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Jul 2008
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Adenoids
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Better Health Channel
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The adenoids are lymph nodes located in the throat behind the nose. Adenoid infections can cause health problems in young children. Treatment options include antibiotics, medications (to ease the symptoms) and surgery, in severe cases of recurring infection.
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May 2008
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Habit cough in children
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myDr
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A habit cough is a cough that occurs in the absence of any underlying disease. It may follow a viral illness, but can go on for weeks, months or even, in extreme cases, years.
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May 2008
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Asthma-like symptoms in babies
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Better Health Channel
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Coughing and wheezing in babies can be confused with asthma, as the symptoms are often the same. There are a number of other lung conditions that can affect babies under 12 months of age. The most common of these is bronchiolitis.
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Mar 2008
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Chest infections
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Better Health Channel
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A chest infection is an infection that affects your lungs, either in the larger airways (bronchitis) or in the smaller air sacs (pneumonia).
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Oct 2007
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Tonsillitis
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Tonsils are glands at the side and the back of the throat that help the body fight infections. Tonsillitis is when there is an infection of the tonsils, usually caused by a virus.
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Sep 2007
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Bronchiolitis
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Bronchiolitis is due to a chest infection that causes babies and young children to wheeze. It most often happens around the beginning of winter.
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Aug 2007
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children under the age of 12 months.
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Aug 2007
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Swallowed objects
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Young children and babies learn about their world by putting things in their mouths. It is easy for them to swallow things that may be harmful to them.
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Apr 2007
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Hay fever
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Hay fever is caused by breathing in something that the person is allergic to. Hayfever tends to occur at particular times of the year. It is very common.
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Aug 2006
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Bronchiolitis
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myDr
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Bronchiolitis is a seasonal viral chest infection, seen mainly in autumn and winter. It tends to affect infants in the first year of life.
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Mar 2006
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| Title: |
Hay fever
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Hay fever is an allergic reaction, which makes you feel miserable and some people suffer it all the time in spring.
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Mar 2006
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Epiglottitis
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Epiglottitis is a rare but very serious disease that can cause children to die because their airway in the throat becomes blocked.
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Sep 2005
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Pneumonia in children
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myDr
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| Description: |
Respiratory tract infections are very common in children. Occasionally these infections will develop into pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs).
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| Date: |
Apr 2005
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Sinusitis
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Sinusitis is an infection in small air spaces (sinuses) in the bones of the face. Many children get sinusitis when they have a cold.
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| Date: |
Apr 2005
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| Title: |
Wheeze and chest infection in infants under 1 year
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New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
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This guideline addresses lower respiratory tractinfection, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and persistent and recurrent wheeze in infants over one month and aged less than 1 year. The guideline summarises the latest international literature and combines this with New Zealand expertise.
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Apr 2005
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