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...
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...
Ear, Objects in the – Eczema
Ear, objects in the. If your child says that something is in his or her ear, do not try to remove the object yourself. The attempt to remove a foreign object may injure the ear canal or eardrum, or...
Broken Bones – Burns
Broken bones, also called fractures, are fairly common during childhood, particularly among boys. There are several types of fractures: - In a closed fracture, the broken bone does not cut through...
Boil – Bowlegs
Boil is a painful abscess under the skin that develops when a sweat gland, an oil gland, a small wound, or a hair follicle (the sac containing the hair root) becomes in fected and fills with pus....
AIDS – Anorexia Nervosa
AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. AIDS is a disease that causes people to suffer from opportunistic infections, which are serious infections caused by germs to which healthy...
Abscess
Abscesses of the skin are usually red, warm, swollen, and painful. Hot compresses often can be used to bring the abscesses to a head so that they open and drain. Abscess is a collection of pus in...
Bumps, bruises, and blisters
One clay, I got in a fight with another boy and bruised my eye. Sometimes I bump my ankle or my leg or my elbow. The bump pushes a muscle against a bone, and tiny veins and arteries break. I have a...
My fingernails and toenails
My fingernails and toenails are made up of hard skin cells. These cells are formed by the same protein that makes my hair strong. Animals' claws and hoofs are made of the same thing. My nails grow...
The outside of me
My skin is one of the organs of my body. Some waste products are carried out of my body through my skin when I sweat. And my skin helps keep my body at an even temperature. All skin is tough, but...
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