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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:
The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.
In addition to identifying a core list of disorders that infants in the United States should be screened for, the ACMG also established a framework for nominating future conditions, and the structure under which those conditions should be considered. Severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) - added in 2009 [3]
Blount's disease; Blue baby syndrome; Blue diaper syndrome; Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome; Blue toe syndrome; Bobble-head doll syndrome; Body fat redistribution syndrome; Boerhaave syndrome; Bogart–Bacall syndrome; Bohring–Opitz syndrome; Bonnet–Dechaume–Blanc syndrome; Bowen–Conradi syndrome; Brachycephalic airway obstructive ...
Huntington's disease; Hirschsprung's disease, or congenital aganglionic megacolon; Hypertrichosis; Hypoglossia; Hypomelanism or hypomelanosis (albinism) Hypospadias; Haemophilia; Heterochromia; Hemochromatosis
Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia
The prevalence of children affected is estimated at least 1% in U.S. [27] as well in Canada. Very few studies have investigated the links between paternal alcohol use and offspring health. [28] However, recent animal research has shown a correlation between paternal alcohol exposure and decreased offspring birth weight.
Concerns, in otherwise healthy babies, occur when levels are greater than 308 μmol/L (18 mg/dL), jaundice is noticed in the first day of life, there is a rapid rise in levels, jaundice lasts more than two weeks, or the baby appears unwell. [1]