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Rabies/Children/At home and abroad

April 23, 2015 by kidstra
Rabies/Children/At home and abroad

Protecting your kids from a dozen or so nasty childhood diseases has become a no-brainer. You take them regularly to where they get their shots and you can relax. Available vaccines are extremely safe and effective. Protecting your kids from rabies is different – it’s up to you. 1. Rabies is caused by a virus. […]

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Ebola virus/travel/children

October 2, 2014 by kidstra
Ebola virus/travel/children

If you are planning to travel with your children, in this country or abroad, there is presently no reason to change your plans due to the Ebola outbreak – even though this is a deadly illness with travel playing an important role in in its spread, says the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC […]

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Update on children/travel/flu

January 20, 2013 by kidstra

You need not go traveling to catch the flu – but it does help. Weekends visiting out-of-town relatives, skiing holidays, cruises, and air travel, for example, place your kids in close contact with people from different localities near and far. In flu season (December through March), there is a fair chance that someone in the […]

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Children/Cold weather/travel/ Immune system

December 2, 2012 by kidstra
Children/Cold weather/travel/ Immune system

Good news and bad news if you’re planning a family vacation this winter. The good news: You can prevent your kids from catching colds and ruining your plans.   It’s called isolation. Two weeks before your trip lock them in their rooms with all their paraphernalia. No school. No play dates. Enter their rooms infrequently and […]

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West Nile Virus/children/prevention/no need to panic

September 5, 2012 by kidstra
West Nile Virus/children/prevention/no need to panic

By the end of the third week of August 2012, 47 US states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes, says the Centers of Disease Control. A total of 1118 cases have occurred in people, with 41 deaths. These are the highest numbers reported in this time period since the virus […]

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Infants in diapers/Swimming facilities/Illness

March 17, 2012 by kidstra
Infants in diapers/Swimming facilities/Illness

Think twice before allowing your kids to swim in water where there are many infants.  The more infants in the water, the greater is the risk that the water is polluted with intestinal disease-causing microorganisms.  Here is what you should know: 1. Recreational water is an underappreciated source of intestinal diseases. Such water includes swimming […]

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Rabies/Prevention/Children

November 29, 2009 by sonicblum

Several weeks ago, on Halloween evening, an eerie event interrupted the basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs, the home team, and the Sacramento Kings. A bat, the flying kind, fluttered about just above the playing floor, probably brought into the arena by a fan, as a (not-so-funny) Halloween prank.   A Spurs player, Manu […]

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Children/H1N1 Influenza

September 9, 2009 by sonicblum

The more you know about H1N1 (swine) influenza the better you can protect your children from the disease and treat them effectively should they become ill.  Even the experts do not have all the answers. This is a new virus, one never seen before. Ongoing worldwide surveillance indicates that H1N1 is presently (mid September) less […]

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