Search results for childhood illness

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• Anxiety in children

  How to help your child deal with anxiety about things such as going to school or socialising with friends. Also, how to tell when it's time to get medical help.

• Childhood cataracts - Diagnosis

  Find out how childhood cataracts are diagnosed with the help of newborn screening, vision tests during early childhood and referral to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist).

• Polio

  Find out more about polio, including where it's found, what the symptoms are and how to prevent it.

• Reye's syndrome

  Find out about Reye's syndrome, including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help, how it's treated and how to prevent it.

• Childhood cataracts - Causes

  Read about the possible causes of childhood cataracts, which include genes and genetic conditions and infections during pregnancy, such as rubella, chickenpox and toxoplasmosis.

• Meningitis

  Find out about meningitis including the symptoms, causes, how it's treated and support available.

• Childhood cataracts - Symptoms

  Symptoms of childhood cataracts include poor vision, a squint and "wobbling" eyes.

• Rheumatic fever

  NHS information about rheumatic fever, including treatment, symptoms and causes.

• Hand, foot and mouth disease

  Find out about hand, foot and mouth disease, including what the symptoms are, how to treat it, and when you should get medical advice.

• Epiglottitis

  Find out about epiglottitis, where the flap that covers your windpipe when you swallow (the epiglottis) becomes swollen and covers your windpipe, making it difficult to breathe.