Child Health

Children are more susceptible to disease owing to both a smaller physical body and some as yet under matured organs, which are still in development. Worse still are diseases that particularly target children...

Chicken Pox is a highly contagious airborne disease, that is rarely fatal that is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The disease is characterized by the appearance of small spots on the body, arms and head that turn into itchy pox marks. It is said to be less severe in infected children rather than adults. The complications created by the virus in adults could lead the physicals conditions seen later or during the disease. Since ancient times, Chicken Pox has been treated by Indians through the use of Neem and turmeric to keep the itchy sensation created by the sores subdued. During the medieval period oatmeal was said to be used to cure the sores that appear all over the body.

Babies born anytime before 37 weeks of gestation are called pre term or premature babies. Pre term babies have their own handicaps as they are probably not fully developed because they still have a growth period which has been cut short.

Usually, the umbilical cord falls off from the base in about 1 to 2 weeks. If this does not happen even after 2 weeks, the doctor will need to look into the pathological reasons for the stump of the umbilical cord not falling off.