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What Are The Most Common Childhood Diseases?

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    The three in one vaccination was given for measles, mumps and rubella. The famous MMR vaccine, a booster shot is normally given at 2 years to provide immunity.
    Other typical diseases of childhood are chicken pox, (German measles),whopping cough and scarlet fever.
    All these diseases are characterised by high fever and a rash, which in some cases like chicken pox and measles become swollen and itchy and can become infected from scratching.
    The normally remedy is bed rest lots of fluids and calamine lotion to soothe the itching.
    these are all infectious diseases, and once the signs of the disease are visible in the form of a rash or spots, the most infectious stage has passed. Mumps involves swollen lumps on the neck, and is painful, suspected of causing sterility in boys it is dreaded.
    Polio was once a common disease to before it was irradiated by vaccination programs. Measles too, was once a major threat, that was reduced by vaccination, however in some countries it is on the rise again.
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    Wisequeen  

    answered 3 years ago

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