During childhood, especially in the first six years of life, children undergo small disturbances of various kinds. It is very common and frequent illnesses, which occur mostly during the early years of age. Moreover
diseases are part of the normal growth of the child who, through these problems, manages to acquire the necessary defenses to build their immune heritage and, therefore, to respond positively to future attacks and bacterial infections.
Most are completely harmless and passenger complaints and require only a little patience on the part of the child to be solved.
Among the most common disorders that affect children are:
- Acetone: disorder detectable through urine testing, which is manifested by vomiting, headache and abdominal breath that smells like fruit Mature. It is caused by metabolic or eating disorders;
- colic: is a disorder which affects nearly all newborns. Bubbles of air or gas that form inside the stomach and cause pain and discomfort;
- cradle cap: is one of the most common skin diseases among children, absolutely not serious, perhaps due to fungi or hormones. Mainly affects infants and is presented with the appearance of yellowish-white scaly patches;
- Diarrhea : very common disorder in children, usually the onset of diarrhea is caused by viral infections or, more rarely , bacterial. Diarrhea is the way in which the body of the child is free of such harmful substances;
- Fever: is the most common mechanism through which the body tries to defend itself viruses and bacteria, the latter, in fact, can not survive at a temperature higher than that of the human body (which in normal conditions is around 37 °). The fever may also occur as a symptom of other diseases (eg exanthematous diseases), which is why it is always advisable to control the temperature and consult a doctor if the fever is very high or if it is too prolonged;
- Sore throat: is a disorder that presents with redness of the mucous membranes and throat pain. The underlying causes are usually due to a virus, but sometimes the source of the sore throat is to be found in a bacterium, the streptococcus, which usually infects children over 3 years. A sore throat may also be accompanied by cough and colds, and can be a symptom of respiratory problems such as bronchitis and tonsillitis;
- earache (otitis): is a disorder that affects the 'auditory system of the child and causing severe pain in the ear that may have infectious, allergic or can be caused by adenoid hypertrophy.
- Lice: the phenomenon is called "lice". It is the presence of lice on the skin, is very common that children are infested with lice, especially if they attend nursery schools or similar places of aggregation. Lice, in fact, are very contagious and stick through contact with hair of children affected;
- Stuffy nose: often happens that children do not breathe well. In most cases, a stuffy nose due to common cold, often very frequent, due to lack of immunity. You still need to be careful, because behind the common cold could sometimes hide more serious problems such as adenoidal hypertrophy;
- Cough: more than a real illness, coughing is a defense mechanism to be ' expulsion of toxic or harmful. The cough becomes more worrying when will endure over time, in this case could be a sign of ongoing inflammation (laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis);
- Worms: is infested with parasites common, which can affect humans. Are formed in the intestine and the females lay their eggs between the buttocks. External influences is a somewhat annoying because very contagious and itchy, but of mild severity. It is treated with simple drugs;
- Vomiting: Vomiting is the body's reaction to a disease, which is why it is important understand the cause that triggered the disorder and treat it.
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