Your child cries, and stops breathing, and almost turns blue. It is one of the scariest situations for parents. The episode seems life-threatening but in reality, it is relatively benign (not serious). And it does not pose any risk to the health of the child. It’s a very challenging situation for the caregiver and needs to be handled with patience …
Preterm Baby Q: What does “preterm” mean? A baby is born “preterm” if he or she is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. Normally, a pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Q: Why do preterm babies need special care? Preterm babies are not fully prepared to live in the world outside their mother’s womb. They get cold more …
The human body generates a lot of heat. In normal circumstances, our body is cooled via sweating and heat radiating through the skin. In a very hot and humid environment, this natural cooling mechanism of our body fails to lead to a build-up of heat in the body to dangerous levels. It can lead to various illnesses related to heat …
ATOPIC DERMATITIS ECZEMA: Very common skin problem in children. Atopic dermatitis is the most common form of Eczema. It usually begins in Infants (less than a 1-year-old child). It improves as the child grows older and resolves by the time child starts going to school or reaches puberty. Some children may develop chronic diseases. Causes: Sensitive skin is more easily …
Diarrhea from a viral infection usually lasts several days to 2 weeks, regardless of the type of treatment. Acute watery Diarrhea (Acute Gastroenteritis) Diarrhea is the sudden increase in the frequency and looseness of stools. Mild diarrhea is the passage of a few loose or mushy stools. Severe diarrhea is the passage of many watery stools. The best indicator of …
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulates the body’s immune system to recognize the agent as foreign, destroy it, and …
In this disease, airways are hyperreactive, which means that there is a narrowing of airways which leads to difficulty in breathing. By definition, Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, characterized by recurrent, reversible, airway obstruction. Airway inflammation leads to airway hyperreactivity, which causes the airways to narrow in response to various stimuli, including allergens, exercise, and cold …