Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
A respiratory infection that mainly affects children and causes a barking cough, hoarseness, and breathing difficulties.
A disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus that causes rash and flu-like symptoms.
The common cold is probably the most universal illness. It is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose and throat area.
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the lips and/or the roof of the mouth fail to properly join during fetal development.
Developmental delay occurs when a child’s progression through predictable developmental phases slows, stops, or reverses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Sepsis is a severe inflammatory response in the body that can cause tissue damage and organ failure. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Asthma—a chronic inflammation of the airways that causes trouble breathing—affects 5 to 10 percent of children in the United States.
Coronavirus is a term describes a family of viruses, common in both animals and humans.
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames air sacs, which may fill with fluid, in the lungs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.