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Infections
All kids get sick from time to time. When your child isn't feeling well, you'll want
to know how to recognize the symptoms, how to help, and when to call the doctor. Here's
what you need to know about common and not-so-common infections.
Bacterial & Viral Infections
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
Cold & Flu Review
Common Childhood Infections
Ear Infections
Eye Infections
Fungal Infections (Ringworm, Yeast, etc.)
Immunizations
Lung & Respiratory Infections
Medical Tests
Parasitic Infections (Worms, Lice, etc.)
Skin Infections & Rashes
STDs
Gastrointestinal Infections