Bacterial & Viral Infections

Learn about common childhood infections and how to treat them.

• A to Z: Cat Scratch Disease
• A to Z: Otitis Media (Ear Infection)
• A to Z: Yeast Infection
• Adenovirus
• All About the Flu (Influenza)
• Antibiotics
• Babesiosis
• Booster Shots
• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchitis
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Tests: Which One Is Best?
• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
• COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
• COVID-19: Antibody Testing
• COVID-19: Getting Tested
• COVID-19: Home Care & Precautions
• COVID-19: How to Isolate at Home
• COVID-19: How to Protect Babies
• COVID-19: Kids and Masks
• COVID-19: Pregnancy FAQs
• COVID-19: Questions & Answers About Vaccines
• COVID-19: Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines
• COVID-19: Viral Testing
• COVID-19: What Are Variants?
• COVID-19: What Do Quarantine and Isolation Mean?
• COVID-19: What to Do if Your Child Is Sick
• Campylobacter Infections
• Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine, Flu Vaccine, and RSV Shot at the Same Time?
• Cat Scratch Disease
• Cellulitis
• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Chlamydia
• Cold Sores
• Colds
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Being Ready to Quarantine
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Enjoying Holidays, Celebrations, and Gatherings Safely
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): How Wearing a Mask Helps Protect Against Infection
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): How YOU Can Stop the Spread (Video)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Social Distancing With Children
• Coxsackievirus Infections
• Croup
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
• Dengue Fever
• Diphtheria
• E. Coli Infections: Diarrhea
• Ebola
• Encephalitis
• Enterovirus Infections
• Fever (High Temperature) In Kids
• Fifth Disease
• Fighting Germs
• First Aid: Chickenpox
• Food Poisoning
• Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
• Genital Herpes
• Genital Warts (HPV)
• Germs: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, and Protozoa
• Gonorrhea
• Group A Strep Infections
• Group B Strep and Pregnancy
• HIV and AIDS
• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
• Helicobacter pylori Infections
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Hib Disease (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b)
• How to Take a Rectal Temperature
• How to Take an Axillary (Armpit) Temperature
• How to Take an Oral Temperature
• How to Talk to Kids About COVID-19
• Impetigo
• Infant Botulism
• Infections That Pets Can Spread
• Inflammation
• Is It a Cold, the Flu, an RSV Infection, or COVID-19?
• Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have COVID-19?
• Listeria Infections
• Lyme Disease
• MRSA
• Measles (Rubeola)
• Measles: What You Need to Know
• Meningitis in Kids
• Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
• Mononucleosis (Mono)
• Mosquito-Borne Diseases
• Mpox (Monkeypox)
• Mumps
• Neutropenia
• Norovirus
• Osteomyelitis
• PANDAS and PANS
• Parechovirus
• Peritonsillar Abscess
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) In Kids
• Polio
• Powassan Virus Disease
• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
• Rabies
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Related Conditions
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Retropharyngeal Abscess
• Reye Syndrome
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Roseola
• Rotavirus
• Rubella (German Measles)
• Salmonella Infections
• Scarlet Fever
• Sepsis
• Shigella Infections (Shigellosis)
• Shingles
• Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
• Smallpox
• Staph Infections
• Strep Throat In Kids and Teens
• Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
• Syphilis
• Talking to Your Kids About STDs
• Tetanus
• The COVID-19 Vaccine (Topic Center)
• The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
• Tick Removal: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Tonsillitis
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Toxic Synovitis
• Tuberculosis
• Understanding COVID-19
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
• Using Insect Repellents Safely
• Walking Pneumonia
• Warts
• West Nile Virus
• What Is Herd Immunity?
• When Is an Illness Contagious?
• Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
• Yersiniosis
• Zika Virus

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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