Common childhood illness Factsheets

A

• Abdominal Pain (Stomach Ache)
• Appendicitis
• Asthma - Schools and child services action plan for asthma flare up
• Asthma and your child: A resource pack for parents and carers
• Asthma medication inhalation devices
• Asthma medicines
• Asthma- Daily asthma symptoms diary
• Asthma- Good asthma control checklist

B

• Breath holding spells

C

• Common newborn concerns
• Constipation

E

• Eczema
• Eczema: Wet Dressing

F

• Fever
• Fever - Febrile convulsions

G

• Gastroenteritis

I

• Immunisation - information on the diseases covered
• Impetigo
• Influenza

J

• Jaundice in newborn babies

M

• Meningitis
• Meningococcal infection

P

• Pneumococcal disease, immunisation and your family

R

• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

S

• Seizures and Epilepsy
• Signs of serious illness in children
• Slapped cheek disease or Fifth disease (Parvovirus)
• Sore throat

T

• Tonsillectomy

U

• Urinary tract infection in children

W

• Wheeze - Viral induced wheeze
• Whooping cough