What is Children's Health and Its Diseases?

Children's health is a branch of medicine that examines the diseases and health problems of children from birth to adolescence. Pediatricians are concerned with the growth and development of children and apply preventive and treatment methods to ensure they grow and develop in a healthy way.

Children's health covers a wide range of diseases and health problems, including infections, respiratory diseases, allergies, immune system disorders, skin diseases, genetic diseases, metabolic diseases, and childhood cancers.

Pediatricians are experts in recognizing and treating the health problems of children, including regular health checks, vaccination schedules, proper nutrition and exercise habits, and identifying and treating mental and emotional health problems.

Pediatricians provide services in many areas, including monitoring the growth and development of children, diagnosing and treating diseases, administering vaccinations, providing advice on healthy growth and development, and providing guidance to families.

What Diseases Does Children's Health Deal With?

• Infectious diseases (such as pneumonia, ear infections, influenza, meningitis, hepatitis, chickenpox)
• Respiratory diseases (such as asthma, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea)
• Immune system disorders (such as leukemia, lymphoma, autoimmune diseases)
• Skin diseases (such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, hives)
• Allergic diseases (such as food allergies, pollen allergy, dust allergy)
• Genetic diseases (such as Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, thalassemia)
• Metabolic diseases (such as phenylketonuria, thyroid diseases, galactosemia, glycogen storage diseases)
• Childhood cancers (such as leukemia, brain tumors, bone cancer)
• Nutrition and growth problems (such as malnutrition, obesity, growth hormone deficiency)

Pediatricians perform regular health checks to ensure that children grow and develop in a healthy way. These checks are used to monitor the growth of children, track vaccinations, evaluate nutrition and exercise habits, and identify physical, mental, and emotional health problems.