Posted on 28 December 2009. Tags: healthy children, lice on your child
Primarily this is, above all, for most mothers, who are the ones that usually are responsible for the cleanliness and hygiene of children. Schools and nurseries are the main sources of infection, but the truth is that children can be infested at any place, such as parks, playgrounds or at home of a relative.
What are lice?
There are three types of lice: the head (Pediculus humanus capitis), the body (Pediculus humanus corporis) or the pubis (pubic phithirus).
Head lice are a parasite that Read more...
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Posted on 23 May 2009. Tags: Baby, bacterial skin infection, Chicken Pox, Chickenpox, childhood, children from 12 months to 12 years, flu-like symptoms, healthy babies, healthy children, pneumonia, Vaccination, Varicella Zoster Virus
Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). It is a member of the herpes virus family. It causes chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (herpes zoster). Like other herpes viruses, VZV affects both skin and nerves.
After an attack of chickenpox, the virus usually lies dormant for the rest of the person’s life, but sometimes becomes active again, causing outbreaks of shingles.
How to prevent it from Baby? Chickenpox can be prevented by vaccinationp. Vaccination against chickenpox Read more...
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