Some common Pediatrics diseases

Being a parent, it is necessary to be conscious about the most common diseases that are prevailing among children. With the basic information about diseases, it is necessary to be aware of the treatment plan also.

1. Common Cold: is an infection caused by viruses in the respiratory tract. Symptoms of a cold include runny nose, congestion, and cough. In this antibiotics are not needed; but the infection is detected by your doctor, he will carefully decide whether antibiotics are the best choice based on your child's symptoms and a physical exam.

2. Ear Pain: Ear pain is very common among children. The cause of ear pain can be an ear infection, pressure from a cold or sinus infection, teeth pain up the jaw to the ear.

3. Urinary Tract Infection: UTI’s Stand for Urinary Tract Infection caused when bacteria build up in the urinary tract. Symptoms include burning during urination, frequent urination, abdominal pain, or side or back pain.

4. Skin Infection due to bacterial and virus attack.

5. Bronchitis: is a lung infection occurs in toddlers and children up to the age of 10 years.

6. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: children under age 5 are most likely to catch it, through saliva, fluid from blisters and possibly viral shedding through stool. Painful sores may develop in the back of the throat and Skin rash on the palms and soles.

These are some of the common diseases that can occur in a toddler or a child. If any of the symptoms persist or take a long time to cure, kindly visit the doctor or pediatrician as soon as possible for the right medication.