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2. List of childhood diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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   respiratory distress syndrome; measles; meconium aspiration syndrome; metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal conjunctivitis; parainfluenza (PIV) infection; pertussis; poliomyelitis; prenatal Listeria; Group B streptoccus infection; Tay–Sachs disease; tetanus; Ureaplasma urealyticum infection; respiratory ...

3. Bronchiolitis - Wikipedia

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   Accuracy of pulse oximetry is limited in the 76% to 90% range and there is weak correlation between oxygen saturation and respiratory distress as brief hypoxemia is common in healthy infants. [ 9 ] [ 15 ] Additionally, pulse oximetry is associated with frequent false alarms and parental stress and fatigue.

4. Childhood chronic illness - Wikipedia

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   This rise is likely due to decreased infant and child mortality from previously lethal diseases due to innovations in medication and other treatment as well as increased ability to diagnose and therefore discover chronic conditions. [2] Common chronic illnesses in children include asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, obesity and overweight ...

5. Respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   Viruses that cause respiratory infections are affected by environmental conditions like relative humidity and temperature. Temperate climate winters have lower relative humidity, which is known to increase the transmission of influenza. [29] Of the viruses that cause respiratory infections in humans, most have seasonal variation in prevalence.

6. Respiratory disease - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, [1] are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the trachea , bronchi , bronchioles , alveoli , pleurae , pleural cavity , the nerves and muscles of respiration .

7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

8. Upper respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   Rare in adults, possible in children [6] Very common 37.8–38.9 °C (100–102 °F)(or higher in young children), lasting 3–4 days; may have chills Malaise Sometimes Sometimes Very common Fatigue, weakness Sometimes Sometimes Very common (can last for weeks, extreme exhaustion early in course) Muscle pain: Never Slight [6] Very common (often ...

9. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   The IDSA has recommended that children and infants with symptoms of CAP should be hospitalized so they have access to pediatric nursing care. [148] In 2011, pneumonia was the most common reason for admission to the hospital after an emergency department visit in the U.S. for infants and children. [149]