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Childhood chronic illnesses can have large-scale implications for societies. One to two percent of healthcare budgets in developed countries is spent on asthma, the most common childhood chronic illness. [42] While not specific to childhood disease, the CDC reports that 90% of the U.S. national spending on healthcare goes to chronic diseases ...
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is the most common, chronic rheumatic disease of childhood. In high-income countries, yearly incidence has been estimated at 2–20 cases per 100,000 population; prevalence in these areas is estimated at 16–150 cases per 100,000 population. [46]
Dental caries (more commonly known as tooth decay or cavities) is the most common chronic childhood disease. [21] The transition from breastfeeding or bottle feeding can be a challenging time for both parent and infant. Importantly, it represents a time where the risk for development of dental caries begins with the eruption of the first baby ...
The scientific study of the causes of developmental disorders involves many theories. Some of the major differences between these theories involves whether environment disrupts normal development, if abnormalities are pre-determined, or if they are products of human evolutionary history which become disorders in modern environments (see evolutionary psychiatry). [5]
313.89 Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood; 307.3 Stereotypic movement disorder; 313.9 Disorder of infancy, childhood, or adolescence NOS: This category is a residual category for disorders with onset in infancy, childhood, or adolescence that do not meet criteria for any specific disorder in the classification.
[14] 70% of childhood deaths (age 0–4) are reportedly due to diarrheal illness, acute respiratory infection, malaria and immunizable disease. However 56% of these childhood deaths can be attributed to the effects of malnutrition as an underlying cause. [15]
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in the human population and the study of how to control health problems. [59] Internationally, the greatest variation in childhood cancer incidence occurs when comparing high-income countries to low-income ones. [60]
Childhood obesity, however, can also lead to life-threatening conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep problems, cancer, and other disorders. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Some of the other disorders would include liver disease , early puberty or menarche , eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia , skin infections, and ...
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