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Childhood Diseases

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". However, certain diseases are much more likely to occur in children than adults, especially highly prevalent and transmissible infectious diseases. A doctor who specializes in child health (pediatrician) would have much more experience with childhood diseases than ordinary doctors.


Asthma
Dental caries
Candidiasis ("Thrush")
Chagas disease
Chickenpox
Croup
Cystic Fibrosis
Cytomegalovirus (the virus most frequently transmitted before birth)
Diabetes
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Fifth disease
Influenza
Leukemia
Measles
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Osgood-Schlatters disease
Rheumatic fever
Roseola
Rubella
Sever's disease
Tetanus
Whooping cough
Hepatitis A

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