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Measles
Health and Wellbeing
Measles is a highly contagious exanthematous viral disease. The cause of the disease is the measles virus, which spreads ...
Baby girl feet
Health and Wellbeing
Labial fusion is when the skin of the vulva’s inner lips joins together. Labial fusion usually isn’t painful but can lea ...
Kangaroo care skin to skin
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‘Kangaroo care’ or ‘skin-to-skin’ care is a very simple standard method of caring for premature and low birthweight babi ...
Insect bites
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You can treat many insect bites and insect stings yourself, usually with antihistamines, paracetamol or ibuprofen in rec ...
Hives
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Hives or urticaria is a common skin condition. It looks like raised white, pink or red spots that form a very itchy rash ...
Hip dysplasia
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is when the ball of a baby’s hip doesn’t sit properly in the hip socket. This m ...
Hepatitis
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Hepatitis C is rare in children.Hepatitis C symptoms include tiredness, appetite loss, nausea and stomach pain.Most chil ...
Hepatitis
Health and Wellbeing
Hepatitis B is rare in countries where children are routinely immunised against it. Hepatitis B symptoms include tiredne ...
Heat rash
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Heat rash is also called sweat rash, prickly heat or miliaria. It appears as little red spots or blisters on the skin. I ...