Common Viral Infections in Infants and Children

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• Overview of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
  • What are viral respiratory tract infections?
  • What causes viral respiratory tract infections in children?
  • What are the symptoms of a viral respiratory tract infection?
  • When should my child see a doctor for a viral respiratory tract infection?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has a viral respiratory tract infection?
  • How do doctors treat viral respiratory tract infections in children?
  • How can I prevent a viral respiratory tract infection in my child?

• Measles
  • What is measles?
  • What causes measles?
  • What are the symptoms of measles?
  • What problems does measles cause?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has measles?
  • How do doctors treat measles?
  • How can I prevent measles?

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
  • What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection?
  • What causes RSV infection?
  • What are the symptoms of RSV infection?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has RSV?
  • How do doctors treat RSV ?
  • How do doctors prevent RSV?

• Rotavirus Infection
  • What is rotavirus infection?
  • What causes rotavirus infection?
  • What are the symptoms of rotavirus infection?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has rotavirus infection?
  • How do doctors treat rotavirus infection?
  • How can I prevent my child from getting rotavirus infection?

• Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children
  • What are viral central nervous system (CNS) infections?
  • What causes viral CNS infections in children?
  • What are the symptoms of a viral CNS infection in children?
    • Are there any complications of a viral CNS infection?
  • How will doctors know if my child has a viral CNS infection?
  • How do doctors treat viral CNS infections in children?