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  2. Winter weather: How to keep kids safe in extreme cold

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    The recommended room temperature for babies is generally between 68 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and experts warn that overheating is linked to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Liu notes that ...

  3. 5 important things to know about lice — and why it’s OK to ...

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    According to CDC data, an estimated 6 million to 12 million head lice infestations happen each year in the U.S. in children 3 to 11 years old. It's most common in preschool children who go to ...

  4. Frostbite - Wikipedia

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    Frostbite is a skin injury that occurs when someone is exposed to extremely low temperatures, causing the freezing of the skin or other tissues, [1] commonly affecting the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin areas. [6]

  5. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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    Head lice are spread by direct contact with the hair of someone who is infected. [4] The cause of head lice infestations in children is not related to cleanliness. [5] Other animals, such as cats and dogs, do not play a role in transmission. [4] Head lice feed only on human blood and are only able to survive on human head hair.

  6. Relapsing fever - Wikipedia

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    Complications and death due to relapsing fever are rare. [citation needed] Tetracycline-class antibiotics are most effective. These can, however, induce a Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction in over half of those treated, producing anxiety, diaphoresis, fever, tachycardia and tachypnea with an initial pressor response followed rapidly by hypotension.

  7. Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin ...

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    Scabies and lice are at epidemic proportions, he said, but other fungal, bacterial and viral infections and parasites are also running wild. With the flood of patients, even simple cases can ...

  8. Cold injury - Wikipedia

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    Frostbite involves freezing of fluids inside and outside of cells that results in cell breakdown, electrolyte imbalances, and inflammation. [8] Surrounding blood vessel constriction and injury disrupts blood flow to affected tissue, which may cause tissue death . [11]

  9. It’s so cold people are posting photos of their food freezing ...

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