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Offers health resources such as signs and symptoms, treatment, risk factors and prevention of conditions and diseases found in children.
Head lice can be quite a nuisance whenever there is close head-to-head contact, in particular amongst children. Toronto Public Health is pleased to offer the following information, which appears also in a fact sheet, and in a format that can be used to make overheads for educational presentations. Please feel free to download and use these resources in your school, daycare, home, or any other setting.
Source: City of Toronto
Fact sheet on what is hepatitis B, how it is spread, can my baby get hepatitis B. This fact sheet is available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). To view it, you need to have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (minimum v. 4.0) installed on your computer.
Source: Government of Manitoba - Manitoba Health
On these pages, you will find facts and resources about vaccinations.
Source: Canadian Coalition for Influenza Immunization
Information on what is pneumococcal disease, treatment, who I at risk, how is it spread and information on a new vaccine.
Source: City of Toronto
Acknowledges the challenges faced by a family when a child needs to take medication on a regular basis. Lists basic things a parent should know about any kind of medication for their child. Suggests ways in which parents can encourage their child to begin to assume some of the responsibility involved.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. It is one of the best known and deadliest of all childhood rash and febrile illnesses. In severe cases, complications such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, middle ear infection and encephalitis (a dangerous infection of the brain causing inflammation) may occur.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus, a togavirus of the genus rubivirus. Although usually a mild febrile disease in children, when contracted by women during early pregnancy, rubella frequently leads to a serious and sometimes fatal condition in the unborn child, known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Learning that your child has cancer is perhaps the hardest news you have ever had to face. As a parent, you must now decide how to tell your child. Talking with a child about cancer is not easy…
Source: Canadian Cancer Society
This is the second of two articles on children and respiratory health, and focuses on managing children's asthma. According to Statistics Canada almost 2.4 million Canadians have asthma; many are children. There is no cure for asthma, but symptoms can almost always be controlled.
Source: Canadian Health Network
The Student Lung Health Survey (1995-1996) was designed to provide relevant information for the planning and implementation of effective asthma management and control program activities, which will ultimately help to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of Canadians with asthma.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Reye's Syndrome RS is a rare disease that affects mainly children or teenagers during a viral illness, such as chicken pox or influenza. It can be fatal. The use of ASA (Acetylsalicylic Acid) has been strongly linked with the development of RS.
Source: Health Canada
Features information on psychosocial impact of cancer on families.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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