Different Child Illnesses

Acute Otitis media

Some signs and symptoms are fluid in the middle ear may push on the eardrum, causing ear pain. Lying down, chewing, and sucking can also cause painful pressure changes in the middle ear. Other signs may be fever, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. Acute otitis media is the presence of fluid, typically pus, in the middle ear with symptoms of pain, redness of the eardrum, and possible fever. Children are more susceptible to this condition than adults because their Eustachian tubes are shorter and more horizontal than those of adults, which allows bacteria and viruses to find their way into the middle ear more easily. Another reason is because children's immune systems aren't fully developed until the age of 7. Therefore, they have more trouble fighting infections. Breast-fed children are more likely to be healthy than children who were formula-fed. A doctor should be called when children with an earache or a sense of fullness in the ear, especially when combined with fever and conditions are not improving. There's no single best approach for treating all middle ear infections. Antibiotics can be given for the infection. Also a doctor will consider many factors, including:

the type and severity of the ear infection

how often your child has ear infections

how long this infection has lasted

how old your child is

risk factors your child may have

whether the infection affects your child's hearing

Conjunctivitis

Some Symptoms could be discomfort or pain in the eye, redness if the eye, itchiness, and swollen eyelids. Children get conjunctivitis more often that adults because they are subjected to it more often than adults because they spend a lot of time around other children who may possibly have it. Some potential complications that can come from conjunctivitis are ear infections, sore throats, and runny noses. It can be prevented by washing hands often, not sharing tissues and other things that may touch others eyes, wash bedding and clothes, and keep away from triggers of their allergies basically by avoiding irritating causes. A doctor should be called after 2 to 3 days of treatment and things have not improved or a week after being untreated and it is still there. Standard treatment of conjunctivitis is antibiotic eye drops or ointment for the eyes. If the condition remains after the required treatment time contact the doctor and let them know about the situation.

Reye's Syndrome

Reye syndrome is still not well understood. It predominantly affects children between 4 and 16 years of age, and occurs more frequently when viral diseases are epidemic, such as during the winter months or following an outbreak of chickenpox or influenza B. In 1963, North Carolina doctor George Johnson reported an epidemic of 16 fatal cases of an encephalitis-like illness during an influenza B outbreak. It became known as Reye syndrome, named after Australian pathologist R. Douglas Reye, who first reported it as a distinct syndrome in 1963. The syndrome had been reported as early as 1929 but now was identified and characterized as a distinct entity. In the late 1960s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed case criteria that included mental status changes and a liver biopsy that showed fat accumulation in the liver. Reye syndrome is rare: approximately 0.1 cases per 100,000 population. Treatment is supportive rather than to "cure" the illness. The clinical care team focuses on making sure a child with Reye syndrome maintains proper fluid and electrolyte balance, nutritional, and cardio respiratory status. The child stands the best chance of recovery when these systems are as balanced as possible. To prevent Reye's Syndrome aspirin and other salicylate drugs should never be used in the treatment of chickenpox, influenza, and other viral diseases. In general, aspirin should not be used for children or teenagers except on the advice of a doctor for certain conditions.

Chlamydia Trachomatis

Chlamydia is a unique bacterium that can live and reproduce inside human cells. Most infected people have no symptoms. Even if symptoms are present, they may be mild and last only a few days, and may not be noticed or considered significant. If a pregnant woman has a genital Chlamydia