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Information about Childhood Disease

The term childhood disease is sometimes subjective, and does not refer to an accepted, categorical list. Nearly all the diseases in this list can also be contracted by adults, and, of course, all children can contract diseases not categorized as "childhood diseases".

Some childhood diseases include:

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disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions. In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems
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MeSH D014355 Chagas' disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) is a human tropical parasitic disease which occurs in the Americas, particularly in South America.
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Chickenpox
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Child with varicella disease
ICD-10 B 01.
ICD-9 052

DiseasesDB 29118
MedlinePlus 001592
eMedicine ped/2385   derm/74 , emerg/367

MeSH C02.256.466.
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Croup
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 J 05.0
ICD-9 464.4

DiseasesDB 13233
MedlinePlus 000959
eMedicine ped/510   emerg/370 radio/199

Croup (sometimes referred to as croup syndrome or
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Cytomegalovirus
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 B 25.
ICD-9 078.5

MeSH D003587

Cytomegalovirus

CMV infection of a lung pneumocyte.

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MeSH D020388 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) (also known as muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type) is an eventually fatal disorder that is characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness and atrophy of muscle tissue.
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Fifth disease is also referred to as erythema infectiosum (meaning infectious redness) and as slapped cheek syndrome, slapcheek, slap face or slapped face.
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Measles
Classification & external resources

How Measles affects the skin.
ICD-10 B 05. .-
ICD-9 055

DiseasesDB 7890
MedlinePlus 001569
eMedicine derm/259   emerg/389
Measles virus


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Mumps virus

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Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of humans.
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MeSH D012213

Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain.
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Rubella
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 B 06.
ICD-9 056

DiseasesDB 11719
MedlinePlus 001574
eMedicine emerg/388   peds/2025 derm/259

Rubella virus


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Pertussis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 A 37.
ICD-9 033

DiseasesDB 1523
MedlinePlus 001561
eMedicine emerg/394   ped/1778

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough
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