Children are more susceptible to disease because their immune system is not fully developed, as viruses and bacteria find it difficult to attack their small bodies. Here is a brief look at the most common diseases in children, which can affect adults as well.
1- Measles
Viral infection appears as a rash (pink / brown spots), with symptoms similar to a common cold
Measles may lead to serious complications such as otitis media, pneumonia and encephalitis.
Vaccination against this disease is done with mumps and rubella vaccinations, and the second vaccination is necessary for the protection to remain effective.
2- German measles
Viral disease initially showing symptoms similar to a severe cold, as well as red spots on the body and face.
German measles is more dangerous in adults, as it causes inflammation of the middle ear, joint pain and fetal abnormalities by the placenta, and the body''s immunity is usually developed after the second vaccination.
3- Diphtheria
Bacterial infection, vaccinated against. A type of diphtheria affects the respiratory system, and is usually accompanied by fever and inflammation in the tonsils and throat.
It can lead to shortness of breath leading to suffocation, and recovery from infection does not guarantee lifelong immunity, so the vaccination must be d.
4- Polio
Viral infection affecting the central nervous system, causing paralysis and poor movement, and the vaccine needs to be renewed.
5- Mumps
It is a viral infection that causes the parotid and salivary glands to swell painfully with fever and fatigue, with the potential to affect the nervous system, and deafness and fertility disorders may be among the consequences that result from the mumps.
6- Scarlet fever
Bacterial infection with symptoms similar to those of angina with red rash and discolored tongue.
After scarlet fever, a person is immunized against only one type of bacteria, but the infection can regenerate again, and there is no vaccine for this disease.
7- Chicken pox
Herpes virus infection accompanied by fever and red blisters with itching on the body, which is an infectious disease.
The scars arise due to scratches or infection with other bacteria, chickenpox is usually more severe in adults, and can cause additional complications.
People over the age of 60 are exposed to the disease again in the form of a belt of fire, and this disease has a vaccination, and the elderly are advised to undergo this vaccination as well.
8- Hand, foot and mouth disease
Viral disease that appears as a rash in the mouth and on the skin in the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot, and most of the infected are children under the age of ten, and it may affect adults as well.
9- Pink rash
An infection with the herpes virus accompanied by a fever for three days, after which a rash appears on the skin, and this infection is also known as "sudden rash".
