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The Importance of Reading for Child Development
Learn all about the lifelong benefits of reading for your child’s development, plus tips on how to help children enjoy reading at every age!
Pertussis in Children
Between 1940 and 1945, around one million cases of whooping cough were reported. However, after the vaccine was introduced later in the same decade, the number of pertussis in children was drastically reduced. Pertussis in children causes: shortness of breath vomiting...
Molluscum in Children
What is Molluscum in Children? A poxviruse is the source of molluscum in children. The poxviruse causes a relatively common skin infection in children, producing harmless, non-cancerous flesh colored growths in the skin’s top layers. Molluscum disease is spread...