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The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include:
Chronic diseases in children may have a genetic (hereditary) cause, an environmental (acquired) cause or a combination of both. Early identification and treatment of the disease is key to successful health outcomes. Chronic diseases can affect multiple organ systems and can, therefore, manifest in different ways.
Mental health in education is the impact that mental health (including emotional, psychological, and social well-being) has on educational performance.Mental health often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the United States are affected by mental disorders, and about 20% of these are categorized as “severe.” [1] Mental health issues can pose a huge problem ...
Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
Out of 12,632 teenagers and older children who participated in the study, some 943 tested positive and provided answers at three, six, 12 and 24 months after their original test.
A new study — published Dec. 3 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — analyzes 60 waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads from 23 states and Puerto Rico between 1997 and 2022.
More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. [23] There are an average of over 3,470 attempts by students in grades 9–12. [24]
Four children died, and over 700 people became seriously ill with a toxic strain of E. coli in what remains one of the most tragic foodborne outbreaks caused by a restaurant in American history ...