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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
- Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) In Kids
- 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
- 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 Handle Chickenpox
- How to Handle a Cold
- 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
- 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 in Kids: Signs, Diagnosis & Treatment
- 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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