Quick Facts: Children's Health Issues
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Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders in ChildrenYour middle ear is a hollow space behind your eardrum. The middle ear contains 3 tiny bones that transmit vibrations of your eardrum to the nerves in your inner ear.
- Acute Middle Ear Infection in Children
- Chronic Middle Ear Infection in Children
- Fluid in the Ear (Secretory Otitis Media) in Children
- Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
- Hearing Problems in Children
- Juvenile Angiofibromas
- Neck Lumps in Children
- Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
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- Cerebral Palsy
- Febrile Seizures
- Infantile Spasms
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Seizures in Children
- What are seizures?
- What happens to a child during a seizure?
- What is epilepsy?
- What causes seizures in children?
- What does a seizure look like?
- Can seizures damage the brain?
- What should I do if my child is having a seizure?
- What does the doctor do after a child has a seizure?
- How do doctors treat seizures?
- Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders
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- Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Children and Adolescents
- Delayed Puberty
- Short Stature in Children
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Bacterial Infections in Infants and ChildrenThe urinary tract includes the:
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Overview of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
- What are viral respiratory tract infections?
- What causes viral respiratory tract infections in children?
- What are the symptoms of a viral respiratory tract infection?
- When should my child see a doctor for a viral respiratory tract infection?
- How can doctors tell if my child has a viral respiratory tract infection?
- How do doctors treat viral respiratory tract infections in children?
- How can I prevent a viral respiratory tract infection in my child?
- Measles
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
- Rotavirus Infection
- Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children
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Overview of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
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Chromosomal and Genetic AbnormalitiesChromosomes are structures within each cell that contain your genes. Genes contain the DNA codes that makes us who and what we are. Your body's cells contain 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. You get one of each pair of chromosomes from your mother and one from your father. Errors in your chromosomes and genes cause a variety of medical conditions.
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Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Young ChildrenEveryone needs water and certain chemicals (electrolytes) to be healthy. Normally, you drink fluids to meet the need, and being thirsty tells you when you need more fluids. But babies and very young children can't always tell you when they need fluid, especially when they're sick.
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Problems in AdolescentsAdolescence is the time when children grow into independent adults. It usually begins at about age 10 years and lasts until the late teens or early 20s. But most people just think of adolescence as the teenage years.
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Behavioral Problems in ChildrenMany parents worry about their young child’s eating habits. Some children don't want to eat certain foods. Some want to eat only certain foods. But being a picky eater rarely causes health problems. That's because most young children's food preferences don’t last long enough to harm their growth.
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Mental Health Disorders in Children and AdolescentsChildren can have many of the same mental health disorders that affect adults, such as:
- Overview of Mental Health Disorders in Children
- Overview of Anxiety Disorders in Children
- Conduct Disorder
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Children and Adolescents
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
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Lung and Breathing Problems in NewbornsMeconium is the material that's inside your baby's intestines while still in your womb (an unborn baby is called a fetus). Even though a fetus doesn't eat food, it swallows the amniotic fluid that it floats in. This forms a sticky, dark green material in the fetus's intestines.
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- Premature Baby
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Small-for-Gestational-Age Baby
- What is a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) baby?
- What causes a baby to be small for gestational age?
- What are the symptoms of a baby being small for gestational age?
- What complications do small-for-gestational-age babies have?
- How can doctors tell if my baby is small for gestational age?
- How do doctors treat babies who are small for gestational age?
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Birth Defects of the Digestive TractBile is a thick, greenish-yellow digestive fluid made in your liver. It helps your body break down and absorb fat in your diet. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it's needed in the intestines. Bile travels from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine through tubes called bile ducts.
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Birth Defects of the HeartThe heart has 4 compartments (chambers), 2 on the right and 2 on the left. The chambers relax to fill with blood, and then contract to pump the blood out.
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Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisArthritis is a group of diseases that makes your joints hurt, swell up, and turn red. There are many different types of arthritis.
