Strep throat is an inflammation caused by a bacterium called the streptococcus. A child with strep throat usually has a fever, lacks energy, and has a sore throat---especially when swallowing. The...
Splinters – Stomachache
First aid for sprains > Wrap some ice in a cloth and crush the ice with a hammer. Elevate > the sprained limb and apply the ice pack. Then wrap the cloth around > the ankle to hold the ice pack in...
Smallpox – Sore Throat
Smallpox was one of the most feared of contagious diseases. Throughout history, it brought death, blindness, or disfiguring facial scars to hundreds of millions of people. But it became the first...
Sleep
> Most children enjoy having stories read to them at bedtime. stimulated to a point where both the amount and the quality of sleep suffer. A child who becomes overtired may resist going to bed and...
Shots – Sinusitis
Shots that children usually receive may be divided into three categories: (1) preventive, to avoid a disease; (2) curative, to rid one of a disease; and (3) desensitizing, to decrease allergic...
Scald – Shock
Saint Vitus's dance. See Chorea; Rheumatic fever Scald. See Burns > The deep red rash that a child develops with a case of scarlet fever > looks like a sunburn with goose pimples. Scarlet fever...
Rash – Roseola
Rash. Since it is difficult to tell a mild, relatively harmless rash from a serious one, consult a doctor if your child develops a rash which persists and continues to spread, especially if the...
Prickly Heat
Prickly heat is a skin rash caused by excessive heat or humidity. The rash is made up of raised, red, pinpoint spots. The surrounding skin also becomes red. Prickly heat occurs especially in areas of...
Poliomyelitis – Posture
Poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis or polio) is a serious contagious disease that is characterized by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a virus. Posture is the way children...
Poisons
Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are three common and closely related plants that cause skin rashes. A child who spends a great deal of time in the woods and fields should know what these plants look like...
