Chickenpox, or varicella, is a common childhood infection caused by a virus. Read about vaccines and treating chickenpox at home.
Learn how to safeguard children with leukemia against infection and other precautions they should be taking during treatment.
Find information about plasma protein products made from donated blood. Learn about the different products and their uses.
Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes swelling of the blood vessels and can affect the heart. Learn more about Kawasaki disease including its cause, diagnosis and treatment.
Treatment to suppress the immune system affects how your child’s body responds to routine immunizations. This guide discusses how to keep your child healthy while taking immune-suppressing treatment.
Read about types of immunizations that are recommended during a child's first year of life and onward.
This page explains the diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency (PID), a genetic condition that weakens the immune system.
Isolation precautions such as airborne precautions may need to be used to stop the spread of infection. These are additional precautions that need to be taken to help prevent the spread of infections caused by airborne routes of spread of germs.
Learn the answers to some common questions about JIA medications including which vaccinations are safe to take, and the role of complementary and alternative medicines, and how they can affect your child.
If your child has a weak immune system learn how to protect them against infection.
Information about cartilage-hair hypoplasia, a genetic condition that may cause short stature (height), shorter arms and legs than expected, fine, sparse hair and problems with blood and the immune system.
Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions in which inflammation affects the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and/or optic nerves).
Your child needs to take the medicine called sirolimus. This information sheet explains what sirolimus does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Antibody-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own cells in the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and/or optic nerves). Learn about the different types of antibody-mediated neuroinflammatory brain disorders and what the signs and symptoms are for each.
Learn what happens during each of the five phases of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Your child needs to take one of these medicines: prednisone, prednisolone, or dexamethasone. This information sheet explains what these medicines do and how to give them to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines for a short time.
Your child needs to take dexamethasone. This information sheet explains what this medicine does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when he or she takes this medicine for a short time.
Learn what happens during chemotherapy phases for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Some children and adolescents are able to go back to school while receiving cancer treatment. Find out what risks you need to be aware of when going back to school and how to manage if you know you will be missing class.
Invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) is a serious infection that occurs when bacteria called group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GAS) spread to different organs in the body.
Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.
Learn more about common complications after a heart transplant.
