Some blood cells in urine in children may be due to many factors. It is usually harmless but, if it occurs frequently, the doctor must be consulted immediately. RBC (Red Blood Cells) can be found in urine up to a certain count, which causes nothing to worry. But excessive RBC in urine is an alarm…
Stomach ache is a common problem in children. There are various causes of pain in toddlers. It is harmless most of the cases but should be taken seriously until it get completely cured. Like in case of appendicitis, it may be quite serious to get it checked by the doctor immediately. It may get chronic…
Dysphagia definition is a diseases which creates difficulties in swallowing the food or liquid. The sufferer child can not close the mouth to chew the foods. The problem is found in esophagus which is a tube to carry food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach. It can affect the body at any stage…
Shaken baby syndrome is a disease which can be caused by violent shaking in anger to stop child crying or whining resulting in permanent brain injury, spinal-cord injuries or bleeding in eyes or even death. The victim can be more between the ages of three to eight months. It may happen up to the age…
Roseola Infantum rashes virus is an acute infection which can cause high fever in children, with skin rash in the babies between the ages of six to twenty four months. Infection can occur in toddlers at any time during the year. It is found very rare in the adults. The virus can spread infection which…
Kawasaki is a typical disease which can affect the skin, mouth, nose, throat, lymph nodes and the lining of the blood vessels. This disease can affect adults also but the children are the mostly affected. The boys are more affected than the girls. The genetic and environmental factors can be the cause of this disease….
Motion sickness is an ailment which is caused by conflicting signals to the brain by eyes and ears. Brain may receive wrong signals in the moving vehicle like car, ship, airplane, space ship. In moving situation, the mind resolves conflicting results between vision and balance, which leads to nausea in some children and adults as…
Breathing is vital for the body to function properly. Respiratory muscles are involved in inhaling process. Inhaled air is rich in oxygen which is needed by the body to function properly. Then inhaled oxygen get transferred from lungs to the bloodstream and exchanged with carbon dioxide that is breathed out. The more oxygen can be…
The tonsils are made of two masses on the back of throat. These may be visible on opening full mouth and are seen through some special medical instruments. The tonsils get recurring infections in the throat or ear to cause breathing, swallowing and sleep problems due to the enlargement or obstruction in these. The foul…
Whooping cough or pertussis is a disease which can be cause of worries for the parents. It may occur in children under the age of one year. The vaccination against whooping is given to the child to prevent this disease to occur. It can be very dangerous if it is not controlled earlier. There are…